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Provided by Niamh Hamlyn
Niamh is a partner in the Pensions Department.
UK pensions
Niamh is experienced in advising both trustee boards and sponsoring employers on all aspects of UK pensions law. She is skilled at providing strategic advice in relation to funding negotiations and covenant changes and has advised extensively in the context of scheme restructurings, benefit design, data protection and ESG issues. She also advises on the impact of M&A activity on pension schemes.
Pensions de-risking
She has particular expertise in relation to pension de-risking, having advised insurers, sponsors and trustee boards on a large number of buy-in and buy-out transactions.
Sustainability
Niamh has a strong interest in ESG issues and has advised a number of trustee boards on compliance with climate governance and reporting requirements. She sits on Travers Smith's Sustainability Working Group and is a regular contributor of content to the Sustainable Business Hub.
Industry involvement
Niamh is an active member of the Association of Pension Lawyers and previously sat on its Communications Committee. She has also been a member of the PMI London Group Committee.
Provided by Chambers
Niamh Hamlyn has particular expertise in relation to pensions de-risking and regularly advises insurers, sponsoring employers and pension scheme trustees on bulk annuity transactions.
Provided by Chambers
Niamh is extremely thorough and practical. She knows how to explain technical legal issues clearly to lay trustees.
Niamh's understanding of the wide-ranging issues affecting trust-based pension schemes, combined with first-rate technical knowledge and a commercially-orientated approach, have been outstanding.
Niamh explains complex issues succinctly, getting to the heart of the issue.
Niamh understands our issues very well and delivers very practical advice.
Niamh is extremely thorough and practical. She knows how to explain technical legal issues clearly to lay trustees.
Niamh's understanding of the wide-ranging issues affecting trust-based pension schemes, combined with first-rate technical knowledge and a commercially-orientated approach, have been outstanding.
Niamh explains complex issues succinctly, getting to the heart of the issue.
Niamh understands our issues very well and delivers very practical advice.