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Law Debenture has been delivering peace of mind for our shareholders, clients and wider communities since 1889. We are well-known and trusted, but do you know everything that we do? 
 
Each day until Christmas we will be opening the doors to Law Debenture to share details of the range of fantastic services we offer. You’ll discover new ways in which we can support you and your business and see that the high quality for which you know us is consistent across our entire business. 

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Law Debenture has been delivering peace of mind for our shareholders, clients and wider communities since 1889. We are well-known and trusted, but do you know everything that we do?

This December 1st, CEO Denis Jackson and COO Trish Houston open the door for you to go behind the scenes at Law Debenture. 

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Open the door to meet Head of Service of Process Olivia Miles.

Demand for our process agent services remains high throughout December and our global teams work hard to ensure there is no let-up in efficiency of service. Our clients know they can rely on us all year round. 

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Did you know that our pensions business has been trusted to deliver best-practice pensions solutions since 1969?

Here Sankar Mahalingham, Managing Director of LawDeb Pensions shares more about our expert team and what is keeping them busy.

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If you know Law Debenture for our governance and transaction services you may not know that we are an Investment Trust listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Here Laura Foll, our portfolio manager, explains how these two aspects of the business work together to deliver peace of mind.

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Our employee-led Charity Committee is one of the ways in which we do this. Led by Eliot Solarz and Sankar Mahalingham, Heads of Corporate Trust and Pensions respectively, the Committee works hard to support a number of charities. Our employees really appreciate having the chance to work together to give back to our local communities. 

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We are better together. Not only is this one of the Law Debenture values, it is something we see in action everyday. Behind today's door is Head of HR Justine Green who shares some of the ways in which make change happen by promoting and celebrating diversity at Law Debenture.

 

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Suzy McIlveen (Walls) will be a familiar face for many in the Law Debenture network. Behind door number seven you'll hear from Suzy about our global footprint, both the long established and the developing.

 

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Our pensions governance business is focused on releasing the pressure for in house teams and managing projects efficiently. Today, head of the business Mark Williamson shares more about the ways in which our expert team of pensions governance professionals supports clients in getting things done. 

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Today Head of Corporate Trust Eliot Solarz takes us behind the scenes to learn how his team deliver solutions that keep transactions moving. From bond and security trustee to escrow agent, loan agency and bespoke solutions - our expert team is trusted by clients around the world.

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Day ten takes us to Manchester, a fantastic city where we have an office full of LawDeb experts. Having opened in 2022 our Manchester office is a hive of activity with teams delivering Corporate Secretarial Services, including Global Entity Management, and Pension Trusteeship. Here Head of Corporate Secretarial Services Ben Turner and Head of Pensions in Manchester Peter White share more about our business.

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Eight months ago today we held our 135th AGM. We have made a real effort to engage with our shareholders over the years and such fantastic attendance at our AGM was pleasing to see. Behind the door today COO Trish Houston shares details of the ways in which we are working to reach our shareholders.

 

 

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Our Corporate Secretarial Services team is on hand to support long standing and new clients with all things governance. And the list of requirements in this area is ever-evolving. Today we share a little about what the team is doing to provide peace of mind for our clients, in particular around the now mandatory ECCTA identity verification, and the outlook for the year ahead.

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LawDeb Lens, our annual amateur photography competition, is now nine years old! It is a highlight in our events calendar as it brings together peers from across each of our business lines.

Today we hear from Kate Cullen, Director of Marketing, who has been running Lens since it launched in 2017.

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Law Debenture opened its office in Hong Kong over 50 years ago. Demand for our services in the APAC region have never been greater and 2025 was a really busy year. Today two of our Hong Kong based colleagues Marc Cormack-Bissett and Chris McComb share more about our teams in Hong Kong, who work closely with their peers around the word, to deliver corporate trust, service of process, corporate secretarial and whistleblowing solutions. 

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Today we hear from Joanna Lewis, Managing Director of Safecall, our whistleblowing software, hotlines, training & investigation business. 

Safecall provides confidential whistleblowing service to organisations around the world. We help protect a company’s reputation and support them in their journey towards creating a more open and transparent culture.

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Law Debenture has been delivering peace of mind for our shareholders, clients and wider communities since 1889. On this day last year we celebrated our 135th listing anniversary by ringing the closing bell at the London Stock Exchange. Today CEO Denis Jackson speaks about our business and our long history of resilience and innovation.

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The governance burden for businesses around the world is ever evolving. At Law Debenture we have a dedicated global entity management team of 70+ experts based in the UK, Hong Kong and the US, plus our extensive global network, supporting over 5,000 entities across over 120 jurisdictions. Today Ben Turner, Head of Corporate Secretarial Services shares the ways in which we support our clients with BAU, projects and new regulatory requirements. 

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Our Escrow Agency business is well established and trusted for our independence, seamless onboarding and speedy execution. Led by Tom Speer we support our clients as independent escrow agent through our global offices in London, Hong Kong and Dublin. We cover all sectors, from M&A to pensions, sporting events to real estate, and everything in between, our team is on hand to support your transactions. 

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Mark Filer is Head of Corporate Services at Law Debenture, supporting clients with their securitisation and structured finance needs. This December he encourages you to think of our experienced team as trusted elves delivering end to end solutions, whether through directorship, accounting or company secretarial support. 

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Widening Investor Networks aka WIN* - is our financial education initiative, launched in 2024. We have been so pleased to welcome guests to our informative panel events to learn more about getting their finances in order, the benefits of investing and how to get started. Today Marketing Director Kate Cullen talks about WIN* and how it came to be. 

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For many at LawDeb settling down to watch their favourite Christmas film is a much-loved seasonal activity. We asked members of the LawDeb team to share their favourite Christmas film, no matter how controversial. There were some great choices, but it certainly proved an easier question for some than for others...

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Demand for our services in Ireland has driven fantastic growth in our Dublin office, both in terms of services offered, clients served and team members. Our experts in Dublin deliver service of process, company secretarial services including entity management, corporate services and corporate trust solutions, and in January we will celebrate five years of our pensions team in Ireland.  

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2025 saw us connect with thousands of people, familiar faces and new, at 40+ events, many of them LawDeb hosted in our offices.

Today Head of Business Development Suzy Walls talks through how our events have evolved over the last few years and how proud we are to bring together our fantastic network so regularly.

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Whilst winning awards is not the motivation for the work we do, it is always fantastic to be recognised for how we deliver for our shareholders and clients.

Today COO Trish Houston shares some of our awards wins during 2025, including the particular highlight in November of winning Shareholder Initiative of the Year at the Investment Week Investment Company of the Year Awards. 

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Merry Christmas from all at Law Debenture : We've so enjoyed showcasing our business

2025 was a fantastic, busy year for our investment trust and independent professional services businesses. Thank you to all those who supported us, trusted us and made our work so enjoyable. We look forward to working together again in 2026.