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Catherine Salafia

Eversheds Sutherland

Catherine is a Principal Associate in the London pensions team of Eversheds Sutherland. She carries out a combination of client and professional support work.

In her capacity as a professional support lawyer, Catherine supports the pensions team by providing training, co-ordinating know-how and working to enhance the team's external profile. Catherine also advises companies and trustees on a range of issues including updating scheme documentation, negotiation and drafting of pensions agreements and risk management exercises.

Catherine sits on the Association of Pension Lawyers' Education and Seminars Committee and is also a Pensions Management Institute qualification holder and sub-committee member. She regularly writes articles and provides training, both internally and to clients.

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UK pensions after IP completion day: legal, financial and administrative impacts; retained EU law; TCA/Withdrawal Agreement; cross-border schemes; data protection; state pensions [Archived]
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UK pensions after IP completion day: legal, financial and administrative impacts; retained EU law; TCA/Withdrawal Agreement; cross-border schemes; data protection; state pensions [Archived]
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note summarises the principal, general effects for pensions resulting from the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU) and the close of the implementation period (also called the transition period) on IP completion day (11 pm on 31 December 2020). The Practice Note also explores potential changes to pensions law after IP completion day. It is not being updated and is provided for background only. For details on the pensions impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023, see Practice Note: Retained EU law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023—impact on pensions law. What happened on IP completion day? On 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK left EU membership and no longer had the right to engage in the EU’s political bodies and governance framework. Under the transitional provisions in Part 4 of the Withdrawal Agreement, exit day triggered an 11‑month implementation period during which, for many purposes, the EU continued to treat the UK as if it were a Member State. The implementation period ended at 11 pm on 31 December 2020, a point known as IP completion day...
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