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Lawyers fight to rebuild pensions for steelworkers


Lawyers from national law firm Clarke Willmott are continuing their battle to help steelworkers caught up in what has become known as the ‘British Steel pension transfer scandal’. The ‘scandal’ began in 2017,


when then British Steel owner Tata wanted to restructure the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) in a bid to save Port Talbot steelworks. The steelworkers voted to accept


the closure of BSPS, which would allow Tata to merge its European steel business with German steelmaker Thyssen Krupp. The 124,000 BSPS members


were then offered various choices – join Tata-backed BSPS 2 or the Pension Protection Fund, which is the lifeboat for failed schemes. The third option was to transfer out of the fund altogether and enter a private pension scheme. It is the last option that has


caused the ‘scandal’ after numerous allegations of mis-selling by independent financial advisers (IFAs). It is also alleged that the financial advisers’ regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), fudged its handling of the concerns over mis-selling. Clarke Willmott partner Philippa


Hann has taken up the fight for compensation on behalf of the steelworkers in order for them to rebuild their pensions, and has urged


the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to raise the amount of compensation they receive. She also challenged the FCA to


tighten its professional indemnity insurance rules so IFAs had adequate cover to meet claims. Ms Hann, who has met 450


steelworkers from Port Talbot, Scunthorpe and Teesside, said: “In our opinion, the FCA guidance leaves people under-compensated.


‘This isn’t the first time we’ve had a scandal within the financial services industry’


“But I was very pleased they are


clearly aware of the issues there are within the industry around the inadequacy of the insurance provision. I very much hope they will continue to have that conversation and take some very real steps to change what is a situation which absolutely must change.” “This isn’t the first time we’ve


had a scandal within the financial services industry. We have to take the learnings, we have to work together, we have to ensure these people are properly and quickly compensated. Our job is to fight for people who cannot fight for themselves and that is what we will continue to do.”


Philippa Hann: Compensation struggle Cyber security specialist joins Gateley Legal


Dennis Murphy: Combating the cyber menace


Gateley Legal, the legal business of law firm Gateley, has appointed a cyber security and business threat specialist. The new appointment is Dennis


Murphy, who has extensive experience in the management of sensitive and complex national security operations. He has built this experience


through a 27-year career within Canadian Federal Government intelligence, law enforcement and defence-related agencies. This included a four-year posting


as the senior Canadian liaison officer at GCHQ, the UK’s intelligence and security agency. Mr Murphy said: “Gateley is an


exciting business to get involved with because of its forward- thinking approach to helping clients to find solutions to business problems.


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“Cyber and business threats are challenges that every business faces but they often struggle to know what to do and where to start. “Working with the lawyers in


Gateley Legal and the leadership development specialists in T-three and Kiddy & Partners, we can help clients to put in the right processes and organisational behaviours to identify, tackle and reduce these risks.” Gateley Legal partner James


Baird said: “Given the broad range of threats now facing all businesses, Dennis’ unique skills and background allows us to help clients to mitigate and minimise risk to their business and personnel.” Gateley Legal was founded in Birmingham, one of Gateley’s ten offices in the UK.


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