association of pension lawyers

Pensions solicitor Rebecca Whisker has been appointed to the business legal services division at Irwin Mitchell.

The government has delayed plans to force schemes to equalise guaranteed minimum pensions until Spring 2014, pensions minister Steve Webb told lawyers last week.

Seven industry bodies have written to Steve Webb strongly criticising the government's proposals on Guaranteed Minimum Pension equalisation and calling for equalisation guidance put forward in January to be scrapped.

Osborne Clarke has boosted its pensions team with a senior hire from CMS Cameron McKenna.