Philip Stear

Barrister Pension Schemes Chancery Insolvency Tpr Ppf Pensions Ombudsman @Outer Temple Chambers

London, GB

I am a pensions expert of long experience known for solution-finding and technical excellence. I joined OTC on Call to the Bar at the end of 2018, having been a partner in the pensions team at Travers Smith for many years. I now practise in the Chancery/Commercial field, not just in relation to pensions, but with much of my work involving issues relating to occupational and personal pension schemes, including- the interpretation of pension scheme trust deeds and rules (and their rectification when mistakes have been made)- the employer debt legislation and its application both to insolvent/distressed employers and solvent corporate reorganisations - regulatory action by the Pensions Regulator (\"TPR\") under its scheme funding and anti-avoidance (\"moral hazard\") powers (financial support directions (\"FSDs\") and contributions notices)- assumption of responsibility by the Pension Protection Fund (\"PPF\")- scheme amendments and modifications- indexation issues, including changing the measure for inflation from RPI to CPI- member disputes, including complaints to the Pensions Ombudsman- equalisation of scheme benefits for men and women (including GMP equalisation)- pension scheme mergersReflecting my long experience as a solicitor, I like to work as part of the client\'s team, and always remain sensitive to the context and the clients\' true commercial objectives. Do please connect if you think we might have something in common in our professional outlook.

University of Oxford

Brasenose College - MA

University of Bristol

LPC