Sarah studied jurisprudence at Jesus College, University of Oxford.
Sarah advises corporates, trustees, insurers and other parties on the full range of pensions law-related issues. This includes drafting pension scheme documentation, advising on scheme funding and investment issues, in particular management issues (IMAs, pooled funds and ISDAs), pension scheme legal compliance and governance issues.
Sarah has advised extensively on all types of de-risking projects related to pension schemes, primarily buy-ins, buy-outs and longevity swaps. This is an area likely to be of greater importance to corporates, trustees and their pension schemes, with the prospective updates to the scheme funding regime. Sarah wrote a “De-risking Jargon Buster” for the Linklaters website.
Sarah is well versed in liability management exercises, whether sponsor- or trustee-led, including enhanced transfer value exercises and pension increase exchange options, including tax issues.
Sarah is a prime mover in the Women in Pensions network, arranging Linklaters’ sponsorship and ensuring that the network provides full support for women in the sector.
Sarah has advised sponsors and trustees on a wide range of pensions matters. These include advising:
Sarah has in the past offered support to the Net Pay Action Group, which addresses unfair impacts on low earners.
Sarah speaks regularly at industry events, contributes to the Linklaters Pensions blog and contributes articles on relevant topics. These include:
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