Alec Bennett
Senior Associate
About
Alec advises both public and private sector clients on a range of public sector pensions law issues. He has particular experience in providing legal advice on pensions issues associated with employee transfers and TUPE (including outsourcing, partnering, joint ventures, public sector companies and mutuals).
Alec provides day-to-day advice to clients covering advice on benefits and administration, the Best Value Direction, New Fair Deal guidance, drafting documentation (including admission agreements, bonds, guarantees, transfer agreements, exit liability agreements), pensions assistance on procurement processes, broadly comparable pension scheme issues, bulk transfer arrangements, large-scale employee transfers and shared service arrangements.
Alec is qualified to practise law in England and Wales and is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers.
Experience
- Advice to Central Government Departments: Advising a Department in connection with transfers of active members from the pension scheme of a non-profit making government-owned organization to the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
- LGPS Pension Funds: Advising a number of LGPS Pensions Funds across the country, providing day-to-day advice and assistance (including IDRP and Pensions Ombudsman complaints) and deals with documentation on behalf of the funds.
- Education Sector: Regularly advising for organizations in the Education sector, including universities, colleges and academies, in connection with the Universities Superannuation Scheme, Teachers’ Pension Scheme and Local Government Pension Scheme.
- DB Pensions: Advising trustees and sponsoring employers operating in the private sector in connection with their defined benefit pensions arrangements.
- Private Sector Contractors: Advising a number of private sector contractors in connection with the pensions issues on public sector outsourcing arrangements.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: England and Wales (2001)