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February 2012
Putting lawyers in touch with the youth of Oldham
Pearson Hinchliffe partner, Michael Pitt, takes over as 2012 Oldham Law Association President.
MoreSimon Taylor
Email: simon.taylor@pearson-hinchliffe.co.uk
Telephone: 0161 785 3500
Title: Pensions Advisor, Financial Services Team
Expertise
Simon Taylor is the Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law’s in-house Pensions specialist. He has significant experience in helping companies and individuals deal with the increasing challenges facing industry.
With 11 years experience as an Independent Financial Adviser, Simon provides advice to commercial clients, business people, company directors and entrepreneurs to either set up and manage pensions schemes or review and maximise tax-efficient pension schemes already in existence.
He also reviews personal pension arrangements to meet private individuals’ retirement needs.
Corporate Pensions Advice
Our corporate pensions advice involves working directly with company directors, HR personnel and people involved in the operation of company pension schemes, providing a dedicated corporate service aimed at helping companies to manage the liability from their existing occupational pension schemes and identify new opportunities.
With growing uncertainty in financial markets, it has never been more important for companies to review their pensions regularly. A review should be done several times a year, but this can be hard to achieve practically. Simon Taylor aims to help each client to determine: whether their fund is favourable, can risk be minimised, do current contributions need to be reviewed, and is there a more competitive, cheaper alternative or a more modern dynamic scheme?
Advice for individuals
As longevity increases and state provision reduces in real terms, the issue of whether people will have enough income in retirement is one which will inevitably continue to grow in importance. Retirement is supposed to be the time to relax and enjoy the benefits. But often an expert is needed to identify the best pension scheme, and to ensure the required income upon retirement.
As part of his pensions service Simon provides ongoing support and advice to individuals on their pension and retirement plans.
Our Commitment
As part of our commitment to client care, we will meet clients one-to-one to provide a personalised service, as we believe this is the best way to truly understand and address your needs and plans for the future.
January 2012
Company and commercial law reforms to reduce red tape
Companies of all shapes and sizes have been asked for their views on how to tackle unnecessary bureaucracy in company and commercial law.
MoreJanuary 2012
Increase in unfair dismissal qualifying period will apply only to new employees
From 6 April 2012 the qualifying period of service for making a claim increases from one to two years.
MoreJanuary 2012
Maximum compensation for unfair dismissal increases from 1 February 2012
Annual revision of employment tribunal award limits and other amounts payable under employment legislation.
MoreDecember 2011
Health and safety laws to be cut by half
Government plans to slash health and safety red tape will mean substantial savings for small firms, business groups have said.
MoreNovember 2011
Weight Watchers case: the importance to employers of employment status.
The Upper Tier Tribunal holds 1,700 ‘leaders’ at Weight Watchers were employees for tax purposes.
MoreSeptember 2011
How to Conduct a Disciplinary Hearing
A recent presentation by Employment solicitor, Susan Mayall, setting out the stages for handling a disciplinary, referencing the ACAS Code of Conduct.
June 2011
ACAS Advice leaflet “Holidays and Holiday Pay”
Download the guidance covering arrangements for holidays and holiday pay.
October 2010
Recent Case Study: Commercial Landlord and Tenant - An Authorised Guarantee Agreement
Authorised Guarantee Agreements keep the original tenant on the hook in case a third party assignee defaults; they should be drafted with care.
July 2010
Recent Case Study: Doing Battle in the Boardroom
How Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law helped members of the Board of Directors achieve the outcome they sought in their boardroom dispute with a senior executive director.
May 2010
How the Mergers & Acquisitions team helped Lanes Group PLC achieve their LAS sell-off
Drainage specialists dispose £12.3 million majority stake in Lanes Assistance Services.
March 2010
PH Employment Direct
The Employment team at Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law have created PH Employment Direct - a user-friendly and simple service that gives you access to the best advice at the end of a phone 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
February 2010
Oldham Construction Sector
On 3 February 2010 Corporate Commercial partner Roger Hinchliffe delivered a presentation entitled, ‘Joint Ventures’ to the Oldham Construction Sector group.
January 2010
Debt Recovery Service
With our specialist commercial Debt Recovery service you can significantly increase the speed and likelihood of recovering the money owed to your business.