Faye Jarvis
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Pensions
Band 4
About
Provided by Faye Jarvis
Practice Areas
Pensions
Career
Faye advises companies and trustees on all aspects of UK pensions law. Faye prides herself on helping clients navigate this complex and technical area of law by providing easy to understand, pragmatic advice that gives a clear way forward.
Faye has significant experience advising on complex funding arrangements, endgame strategies, liability management exercises, scheme mergers and demergers, and how to manage pension liabilities on corporate reorganisations, acquisitions or disposals. Other regular work includes major pension projects such as GMP equalisation, benefit changes and managing benefit errors, and transfers to Master Trusts.
In addition, Faye has advised insurers on the development of their pension products, and investment managers and trustees on LDI investments.
Faye is the current Chair of the Society of Pension Professionals Legislation Committee and a member of the Pensions Regulator’s working group on diversity and inclusion.
Chambers Review
UK
Faye Jarvis of Macfarlanes assists clients with the full range of pension scheme concerns, ranging from mergers to investments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She brings everything to the party, she has a real understanding and her interpersonal skills are also outstanding, especially when dealing with pensions regulators."
"Faye is good to deal with and delivers advice in a user-friendly and collaborative style."
"Faye delivers a very good service with a focus on the more important issues."
"She brings everything to the party, she has a real understanding and her interpersonal skills are also outstanding, especially when dealing with pensions regulators."
"Faye is good to deal with and delivers advice in a user-friendly and collaborative style."
"Faye delivers a very good service with a focus on the more important issues."