Kim Muddimer
Kim is an experienced pensions lawyer who has been advising both trustee and employers on all aspects of pensions law for more than a decade. She has particular experience in contentious pensions matters, having spent a significant proportion of her career acting for claimants in High Court proceedings (including rectification, construction and professional negligence claims) and supporting clients with other pensions related disputes.
Kim now works as a professional support lawyer, supporting the Shoosmiths pensions team and its clients on technical pensions matters, legal updates, training sessions, events, podcasts and more.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2012
Experience
- Gowling WLG (2009 - 2021)
Qualification
- BA (Hons) (2007)
Education
- University of Warwick (2007)
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PRACTICE NOTES
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS): UK legal framework, governance, employer participation, eligibility, benefits (final salary and CARE), 2022–2024 reforms, contributions, retirement options, section 75 employer debt and cessation, outsourcing.
The USS is a private sector occupational pension arrangement for higher education institutions. It offers benefits on a salary‑linked, defined benefit basis. Set up collectively by universities in the 1970s, it ranks among the largest private sector pension schemes in the UK.
Legal framework
The USS was first constituted by a declaration of trust dated 2 December 1974, and is now governed by a trust deed and rules dated 19 November 2015, effective from 1 April 2016. It is subject to pensions legislation in the same way as any other UK private sector occupational pension scheme.
Administration and governance
Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (the USS Trustee) acts as the sole trustee and is accountable for running and administering the USS. The Trustee Board passes day‑to‑day scheme oversight to the Group Executive Committee, comprising nine individuals. The Trustee’s board of directors is required to consist of ten to twelve members, including the following:
four directors appointed by Universities UK, a representative organisation for UK universities
three directors appointed by the University and College Union, a professional association and trade union for...
Pensions
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