Episodes
27
Latest episode
Feb 2026
Language
EN
A pensionsbarrister.com podcast featuring interviews with pensions lawyers and other pensions professionals about their careers and issues of topical interest.
In this edition of Talking Pensions (recorded in December 2025), Paul talks to Bob Scott, senior partner at Lane Clark & Peacock. They discuss Bob's long career as a consulting actuary and expert witness. A transcript of the podcast can be found here.
In a special edition of Talking Pensions (recorded in November 2025), Paul talks to Carly Barnes-Short and Sue Flood, members of the Advisory Panel to the Parliamentary Investment Fraud Committee. They discuss the impact of pension and investment fraud on victims and on the changes to law and regulation that are needed to make the system work better. A transcript of this podcast can be found here.
In this episode (recorded in June 2025), Paul talks to pensions law legend Robin Ellison about his legal career, his role in establishing Perspective and in the College of Lawmakers, and his views on the Pension Schemes Bill. A transcript of the podcast can be found here.
In this episode (recorded in June 2025), Paul talks to Margaret Snowdon OBE, Chair of the Pension Scams Industry Group and former President of the Pensions Administration Standards Association. They discuss scams, dashboards and a range of other topical pensions issues. A transcript of the podcast can be found here.
In this episode (recorded in May 2025), Paul talks to Dan Schaffer, pensions partner at Slaughter and May, about his professional and academic career. A transcript of the podcast can be found here.
In this episode (recorded in September 2024), Paul talks to Mark Grant, former head of Pensions at CMS and now Professor in Practice and Honorary Fellow at Durham University. They discuss Mark's career, including his involvement in the Barber litigation, Virgin Media, Mark's interest in executive coaching and his role at Durham University. A transcript of the podcast can be found here.
In the latest episode (recorded in June 2024), Paul talks to Dame Jane Newell, former Chair of the Maxwell Pensioners Trust and former Chair of the Royal Mail, John Lewis and United Utilities pension schemes. They discuss the work involved in recovering funds for Maxwell pensioners, Jane's long experience of independent pension trusteeship, and her involvement in the Pensions Archive Trust. A transcript of the podcast can be found here.
In the latest episode, recorded in May 2024, Paul talks to James Darbyshire, Chief Counsel at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. They discuss the work of the Scheme, its relationship with other pensions and financial services bodies, and the technological challenges of the Scheme's recent large scale reviews. A transcript of the podcast can be found here.
This is the second part of an interview with pentech guru Martin Freeman, recorded in June 2024. In this part, Martin talks about technology and AI, the latest proposals on small pots, and whether there is a future for CDC schemes. A transcript of the podcast can be found here.
Recorded in June 2024, this is the first of a two-part interview with Martin Freeman. Martin has had a long and distinguished career in pensions administration and technology, and has recently set up Pensio, which aims to help schemes and software providers in the field of pensions technology systems. In this part, Martin talks about his career, his views on pensions administration and where we are on the pensions dashboard. A transcript of this podcast can be found here.
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