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 Alexandra Tomlinson
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Alexandra Tomlinson

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Alex is a Partner in the Pensions Team.  Alex joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2010 and qualified into the pensions department in 2012, having spent six months there as a trainee.  

Alex advises trustees, employers and providers on a range of contentious and non-contentious pension issues.  In addition to advising on day-to-day pension matters, she has particular expertise in advising on contentious pensions matters including Part 7 and Part 8 pensions litigation.

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    "A ‘Rising Star’ for Pensions: Dispute Resolution."
    Legal 500, 2020

Relevant experience

  • BT’s Part 8 RPI/CPI litigation.     
  • Six-month secondment to a large pension service provider to advise on contentious pensions matters.
  • Ongoing advice in relation to scheme amendments, benefit queries, disputes, scheme governance, auto-enrolment and data protection issues.
  • Dispute resolution advice, including the conduct of substantial professional negligence claims and Pension Ombudsman complaints. 
  • Advice on scheme mergers and scheme funding arrangements, including in respect of PPF eligibility and contingent asset certification.

Publications

  • Contributor to the Pensions Law Handbook (15th Edition), Bloomsbury Professional.

Memberships & Roles

  • Full Member , Association of Pensions Lawyers

Education

  • 2009 – Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, London.
  • 2008 – LL.B., University of Exeter, Exeter.