Gavin advises public sector clients and colleagues on a wide range of issues arising under their respective pension schemes including assisting with matters of governance, interpretation of regulations and other regulatory requirements/documents as they apply to them and with general adhoc queries.
Gavin also advises public sector clients in connection with their obligations under their statutory and non-statutory schemes and outsourcing contracts. He has significant experience working with private sector employers under outsourcing contracts.
Significant experience:
Prior to joining Barnett Waddingham, Gavin was a pensions lawyer at Eversheds Sutherland and prior to that, Pinsent Masons. As a pensions lawyer, he advised clients in the public and private sector across most of the issues which would affect their pension schemes and pension obligations. For example, in matters involving the public sector, Gavin advised:-
- funding and other advice to Local Government Pension Funds;
- academy conversions, calculating the attributable deficit and contribution rate;
- advice on accounting disclosures for public sector employers including complex disclosures where employers are in surplus, or have ceased to trade or have pass-through arrangements in place;
- public speaking and presenting, including presentations at industry events;
- training officers, committees and local pension boards on funding issues and current issues relating to the LGPS; and
- providing benefits and governance support to LGPS funds, including governance reviews and advising on the continually evolving regulatory regime of the LGPS.
Other expertise:
During his final 14 months at Eversheds Sutherland, Gavin spent half of his time as a pro bono lawyer where he worked within a small team responsible for developing the Firm’s pro bono practice.
