Corporate Governance

Assisting clients through evolving corporate governance requirements

Our corporate governance team helps clients to manage their requirements and responsibilities in this area, as corporate governance continues to move up the global agenda. Businesses are becoming more accountable to their shareholders and it is imperative they receive confident, commercially astute advice.

We assist clients by advising on legal issues affecting day-to-day operations, advising on the maintenance of sound risk management policies and supporting them in developing and implementing practical solutions to ensure both compliance and shareholder value.

Our Corporate Governance Work

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  • UK & Europe
  • Coverage and monitoring following employer insolvency and PPF assessment

    Advising on coverage and monitoring in respect of notifications following employer insolvency and PPF assessment period commencing in relation to the Scheme

    United Kingdom

    Depreciation of fund value and subsequent losses

    Acting in a claim relating to alleged delay in winding up a company pension scheme and losses arising from the resulting fall in the fund value

    United Kingdom

    Equalising gender benefits following the "Barber" judgement

    Advising on failure to amend a scheme correctly to equalise benefits for men and women following the “Barber” judgment in 1991

    United Kingdom

    Incorrect "preservation" legislation in rules

    Advising on rules which incorrectly reflected the “preservation” legislation in the Pension Schemes Act 1993

    United Kingdom

    Incorrect drafting of rule consolidations

    Advising on incorrect drafting of rule consolidations

    United Kingdom

    Incorrect equalisation of retirement ages in accordance with Barber

    Acting for a national firm and its insurers in relation to a claim brought by trustees of a retirement benefits scheme after advisers failed to carry out correctly the equalisation of retirement ages in accordance with Barber which prevented the equalisation from being legally achieved on the date stated in the scheme documentation

    United Kingdom

    Knock-on effects of failure to properly amend scheme rules

    Advising on failure to properly amend the scheme rules correctly to reduce future benefits

    United Kingdom

    Loss of chance claims

    Acting on loss of chance claims

    United Kingdom

    Misapplication of funds claims against a trustee

    Successfully defending a trustee against a claim relating to misapplication of funds by a scheme member who had represented to the Insured that he was a company employee and therefore entitled to join a company pension scheme, when in fact he was not

    United Kingdom

    PTL policy claims

    Advising on claims under PTL policies for “exonerated loss” cover

    United Kingdom
  • Coverage and monitoring following employer insolvency and PPF assessment

    Advising on coverage and monitoring in respect of notifications following employer insolvency and PPF assessment period commencing in relation to the Scheme

    United Kingdom

    Depreciation of fund value and subsequent losses

    Acting in a claim relating to alleged delay in winding up a company pension scheme and losses arising from the resulting fall in the fund value

    United Kingdom

    Equalising gender benefits following the "Barber" judgement

    Advising on failure to amend a scheme correctly to equalise benefits for men and women following the “Barber” judgment in 1991

    United Kingdom

    Incorrect "preservation" legislation in rules

    Advising on rules which incorrectly reflected the “preservation” legislation in the Pension Schemes Act 1993

    United Kingdom

    Incorrect drafting of rule consolidations

    Advising on incorrect drafting of rule consolidations

    United Kingdom

    Incorrect equalisation of retirement ages in accordance with Barber

    Acting for a national firm and its insurers in relation to a claim brought by trustees of a retirement benefits scheme after advisers failed to carry out correctly the equalisation of retirement ages in accordance with Barber which prevented the equalisation from being legally achieved on the date stated in the scheme documentation

    United Kingdom

    Knock-on effects of failure to properly amend scheme rules

    Advising on failure to properly amend the scheme rules correctly to reduce future benefits

    United Kingdom

    Loss of chance claims

    Acting on loss of chance claims

    United Kingdom

    Misapplication of funds claims against a trustee

    Successfully defending a trustee against a claim relating to misapplication of funds by a scheme member who had represented to the Insured that he was a company employee and therefore entitled to join a company pension scheme, when in fact he was not

    United Kingdom

    PTL policy claims

    Advising on claims under PTL policies for “exonerated loss” cover

    United Kingdom

Our Corporate Governance team

Daniyal Abdul-Karim
Daniyal Abdul-Karim

Partner

Franco Acchiardo
Franco Acchiardo

Partner

Andrés Adame
Andrés Adame

Partner

Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily
Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily

Partner

Amina Ali Issaka
Amina Ali Issaka

Partner

Mohammed Almarzouki
Mohammed Almarzouki

Partner

Mohamed Barakat
Mohamed Barakat

Managing Partner – Cairo

Roshanak Bassiri Gharb
Roshanak Bassiri Gharb

Partner

Nicole Britton
Nicole Britton

Partner

Carrie Chen
Carrie Chen

Local Partner, Westlink Partnership

Thomas Choo
Thomas Choo

Managing Partner

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