Sheamal Samarasekera

Senior Associate, Travers Smith

Sheamal is a senior associate in the Travers Smith Pensions Department. He advises pension scheme trustees and sponsoring employers on all aspects of pensions law.

Sheamal has particular experience advising employers and trustees in connection with scheme closure exercises and rule amendments. He also has experience advising employers in relation to their automatic enrolment duties and death benefit trust arrangements. Sheamal also advises parties on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions including the powers of the Pensions Regulator.

Sheamal is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) and sits on the APL's Investment and Defined Contribution Sub-Committee.

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Intra-group reorganisations and pensions

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers, by reference to two case studies, the key pensions issues that employers and trustees should bear in mind when implementing an intra-group reorganisation, eg s 75 debt issues, clearance issues, employer covenant issues, considerations relating to future benefit provision, notification issues and financing concerns.

Pensions