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Back to Lot 2 contentsBURGES SALMON LLPPensionsLitigation / Dispute ResolutionOur experienced team of pensions lawyersadvise a national client base comprisingtrustees, administering authorities of publicsector schemes and employer clients acrossthe private and public sectors. Our specialistpension lawyers advise on defined benefit,defined contribution and hybrid schemes.Our pension lawyers regularly providetailored training for clients, and pensionsseminars are run in Bristol, London andEdinburgh. Our team is one of the largestpensions teams in the UK – with eightpensions partners and 40 pensions lawyersoverall.Our expertise includes:• Automatic enrolment• Northern Irish pensions• Pensions disputes and litigation• Pensions legal advice• Pensions regulatory• Pensions tax• ESG legal requirements• Public sector pensions.Case studiesDepartment for TransportAdvising on the pension aspects of theincorporation of Highways Englandand the TUPE transfer of around3,000 civil servants. Negotiating theadmission agreement to allowHighways England to participate in thePCSPS.Northern Ireland LocalGovernment Officers’Superannuation CommitteeAdvising on the restructuring ofpension liabilities within the c£6 billionpension fund as part of reorganisationof the local council and educationstructures across Northern Ireland.Department for EducationAdvising on pension matters relatingto children services interventions,including on service providerparticipation to the LGPS and theTeachers’ Pension Scheme, andnegotiations and documenting pensionrisk sharing arrangements andguarantee provisions.Local Government PensionSchemeAdvising on the deferral of paymentsduring the pandemic and consideringhow LGPS funds can mitigate theimpact of employers suffering fromfinancial duress. Advising on theestablishment and operation of severalLocal Government Pension Schemepools including advice regarding ESGand challenges to investment strategy.Our 100-strong team manages and resolvescommercial and public law disputes from thelargest complex international test cases toportfolios of lower value claims (such asbooks of negligence actions). We also haveconsiderable experience in regulatoryinvestigations, inquiries and prosecutions,including those in the criminal justice field.We help resolve disputes as quickly and costefficiently as possible and, whereappropriate, without recourse to the publicityof the courts. We are often able to resolveclaims through the effective use of pre-actiontools and have considerable experience in allforms of alternative dispute resolutionprocedure.Our expertise includes:• Senior team members with DV, SC orCTC security clearance• Structuring and project managingcomplex and mission critical disputes forgovernment• Successful and high quality delivery inlarge and/or complex electronicdisclosure exercises• Active use of alternative disputeresolution including mediation andadjudication• Familiarity with arbitration, specialisttribunals and the criminal justice system• Rapid response to urgent andemergency situations• Reputation critical investigations andinquiries.Case studiesMinistry of JusticeAdvising the Ministry of Justice alongsideGLD on a major public procurementchallenge for a HMCTS contract in theHigh Court.Non-departmental Public BodySuccessfully defending againstcompensation claims worth over £220munder Section 283 Proceeds of Crime Act.Our team was engaged to defend allaspects of the claims and managed thereview of around 700,000 documents onbehalf of government departments as partof their respective involvement with a highprofilepublic inquiry.Department of Health & Social CareAdvising on contractual compliance byPPE suppliers and with procurementcompliance in purchasing PPE includingdisputes issues and Judicial Reviewsupport.FirstGroup plcAdvising in the Supreme Court and below,on the highly publicised test case fordisability rights and equality lawconcerning access to wheelchair spaceson buses.Financial Services CompensationSchemeAssisting in recovery actions to recovercompensation from FS industryparticipants or their insurers in accordancewith its statutory objectives. We have actedon high value individual matters, from offshoreinvestments, through to large scaleportfolio actions relating to thousands ofindividual claims, on issues such as PPI orpersonal pension (SIPP) miss-selling.Back to Lot 2 contentsBack to main contentsBack to main contents36

Back to Lot 2 contentsBURGES SALMON LLPIntellectual PropertyEmploymentOur IP lawyers have in-depth insight into arange of sectors and clients come to us forour expertise in complex issues. The teamincludes two trademark attorneys (in the UKand in Ireland) and two trademark paralegalsallowing us to offer a distinct, butcomplementary, brand protection service.We provide specialist advice to the mediaindustry, advising a range of high-profileclients working in advertising, television,music, publishing and social media andbecause of our Irish presence, we canservice EU brand work.Our expertise includes:• Clearance, ownership and protection ofIP rights including trademark and designrights, IP audits, registrations andmanagement of national andinternational portfolios includingsupporting on EU brand work• Exploitation of intellectual property rightsthrough collaboration agreements, jointventures, licensing arrangements andassignments• IP disputes including litigation, trademark oppositions and cancellations andCompany Names Tribunal and domainname disputes• Regulatory and statutory developmentsand implications for the media industry• Sponsorship arrangements, broadcastingrights and exploitation agreements forTV/multimedia clients.Case studiesGuy’s & St Thomas’s NHSFoundation TrustAdvising on a collaborative jointventure with Kings College London forthe development and exploitation ofnew Medical Technology.BEISAdvising on the establishment ofUKRI, including the transfer of largequantities of registered IP from legacybodies advising on interactions withthe European Commission in respectof the 200+ EU funded researchprojects.UK Hydrographic OfficeDrafting and advising UKHO (anExecutive Agency of the MOD) on itsstandard terms and IP licensing, forglobal distribution of its marinenavigational products and services.John Lewis and WaitrosePreparing an IP strategy for useacross the Partnership as well asadvising on Waitrose & Partners’product development, endorsement,and branding arrangements with highprofile individuals.BBC and BBC StudiosSole counsel on all UK and EUtrademark applications andregistrations. Our role includesproviding clearance advice on a rangeof new projects and brands and adviceon other contentious and noncontentiousbrand protection andintellectual property issues.Our employment lawyers help navigate thecomplexities of employment law enablingclients to focus on their core business.Known for our pragmatic and commercialapproach, we draw on our extensiveexperience to provide clear, concise, wellpresentedsolutions.Clients include public sector bodies, FTSElisted companies, charities and seniorexecutives. We regularly advise on highprofile, business critical projects. As one ofthe largest employment law teams in the UK,we are active in helping to shape UKemployment law and participate in numerousemployment law organisations andcommittees. Our experience in deliveringadvice for this wide range of clients meansthere is little we haven’t seen before.Our expertise includes:• Strategic employment law advice oncomplex HR project work• Employment helplines including reportingon usage, trends and potential solutions• Employment grievances, disputes andrunning tribunal and High Court claims toensure they are cost-effective andmanaged at a high standard• International and cross-borderemployment law advice for our UK andinternational clients• Investigations, regulatory complianceand whistleblowing, minimising the risksof workplace investigations and offeringexpertise on whistleblowing lawCase studiesForeign, Commonwealth &Development Office, GovernmentProperty Agency, Defra andDepartment for TransportAdvising all of these public sectorclients on major facilitiesmanagement (FM) servicesprocurements and outsourcingsacross their various estates. Ouradvice includes advising on theprocurement for UK and EuropeanFM services covering a range ofjurisdictions (including draftingtender documents and contractualprovisions in line with Governmentstandards, engaging with bidders inprocurement processes, contractnegotiation and co-ordinatingoverseas advice in respect of theFCDO project.The Office for StudentsAdvising on the full range of ER andemployment law advice andservices, including internalgrievance and disciplinaryprocedures, complex employmenttribunal proceedings, draftingcontracts of employment,secondment agreements andcontractor agreements, and advisingon the implications of TUPE invarious wider public sectorrestructures. We have been actingfor the OfS and its predecessororganisation HEFCE for over 20years.Back to Lot 2 contentsBack to main contentsBack to main contents37