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Callum Duckmanton

Solicitor

About

Callum trained at Burges Salmon and qualified into the Pensions and Lifetime Savings team in August 2024. He is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers.

He advises on a wide-range of pensions matters, including: the Local Government Pension Scheme, public sector pension schemes, buy-ins/outs, and mergers and acquisitions. He also has expertise in relation to pensions technology – in particular, AI and cyber security.

Outside of pensions, Callum has expertise in relation to technology generally and also autonomous vehicles.

Experience

The Rathbone Group and Laurence Keen Retirement: Completing a £100 million bulk purchase annuity buy-in transaction, insuring 240 members within The Rathbone Group 1987 Pension Scheme and the Laurence Keen Retirement Benefits Scheme.
LGPS pension pool: Advising one of the largest LGPS pension pools in the UK regarding its actuarial valuation obligations.
Corporate client: Advising a large corporate client regarding the merger of its fund into one of the largest LGPS Funds in Scotland.
Corporate trustee: Advising on the appointment of a corporate trustee into a scheme with over £1 billion asset value.
Master Trusts: Advising two Master Trusts on the implications of the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance.
Utilities company and a university: Advising on complex cyber security issues and drafting cyber security policies for a large utilities company and a university.
FirstGroup: Advising FirstGroup on the pensions implications of the acquisition of RATP Dev Transit London.