# Pensions Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for Clients

> Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to 7 Thorny Questions Facing Experienced Practitioners: Directly from Top-Rated KCs, Judges, Senior Juniors, and Solicitors

- Format: In-person
- Date: Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- Venue: The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London, SW1X 7DR
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: Live Attendance £299.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/pensions26

## Programme

- 09:30 Registration and coffee
- 10:00 Chair's Introduction: Pensions law & practice: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for your clients
  - Chaired by Giannis Waymouth, Norton Rose Fulbright
- 10:10 DC funds & the Pensions Bill: What are the practical and legal ramifications of scaling up DC funds and mandating asset allocation under the Pensions Bill?
  - Answered by Christopher Stiles, Gowling WLG
- 10:45 Correction exercises: How should you approach correction exercises arising from errors uncovered during a buy-in — and avoid potential payment, data and tax problems?
  - Answered by David E Grant KC
- 11:20 Morning Coffee
- 11:35 Invalid amendments: With Verity v Wood bubbling away, how can you sever invalid amendments from valid ones — and can you perfect invalid amendments?
  - Answered by Nicolas Stallworthy KC
- 12:10 Data liability protection: How has the ICO’s £14m Capita fine changed existing thinking on administration and dashboard contracts and liability protection for trustees?
  - Answered by Alexandra Tomlinson, CMS
- 12:45 Overrun
- 13:00 Lunch
- 13:45 Surplus and winding-up: How are familiar surplus and winding-up issues playing out in a new context?
  - Answered by Keith Rowley KC
- 14:20 Contribution Notices: What insights does the Pelgrave [2025] decision give us on Contribution Notices — and on TPR enforcement strategy?
  - Answered by Michael Uberoi, XXIV Old Buildings
- 14:55 Ombudsman decisions: What are the latest and most impactful Ombudsman decisions on scheme administration and trustee decision-making — and how do they alter client advice?
  - Answered by Wendy Mathers, Radcliffe Chambers
- 15:30 Overrun
- 16:00 Close of conference

## How to book

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