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IPA Awards 2024


IPA Awards Nominations 2024


Do you know someone who has made an outstanding achievement in the insolvency profession over the last year? Now is the time to put them forward… IPA Awards nominations are now open!

We invite nominations from anyone in insolvency and those who work with insolvency professionals, such as the legal, accounting, compliance and advice sectors.

Nominations close at 17:00 on Thursday 19th December – don’t miss the opportunity to enter your colleagues for a chance to gain recognition for their achievements!


Categories

Insolvency Professional of the Year (SME or Sole Practitioner, under 250 employees)

  • The nominee must be an employee with at least five years’ experience in the insolvency profession and/or wider insolvency sector.
  • The nominee will not only have demonstrated excellence in the field, but will also have gone above and beyond expectations, with outcomes that have improved the insolvency profession and/or wider insolvency sector and its reputation.

Insolvency Professional of the Year (Large Firm, over 250 employees)

  • The nominee must be an employee with at least five years’ experience in the insolvency profession and/or wider insolvency sector.
  • The nominee will not only have demonstrated excellence in the field, but will also have gone above and beyond expectations, with outcomes that have improved the insolvency profession and/or wider insolvency sector and its reputation.

Rising Star of the Year

  • The nominee must be an employee with less than five years’ experience in the insolvency profession and/or wider insolvency sector.
  • The nominee should not be a director or senior manager.
  • The nominee will not only have demonstrated excellence in the field, but will also have gone above and beyond expectations, with outcomes that have improved the insolvency profession and/or wider insolvency sector and its reputation.

Diversity & Inclusion Champion/s

  • Nominations can be submitted for individuals, groups and teams.
  • The nominee/s must display leadership in fostering diversity both in the workplace and within the insolvency community.

Insolvency Team of the Year

  • The nominated team must have made a significant impact or achieved significant results in the insolvency sector over the past year.
  • The nominated team will have worked collaboratively, overcoming obstacles and utilising the skills of all members of the team.

Insolvency Lawyer of the Year

  • The nominee must be from a firm in a UK-based office.
  • The nominee must be a lawyer specialising in insolvency and can demonstrate that a significant part of their work is in recovery and/or insolvency.

Outstanding Contribution to the Profession

  • The nominee must have gone above and beyond expectations and has made an impact over a significant period of time.
  • The nominee must have credibility within the profession, the wider insolvency sector and with peers.

Opening date for nominations: Thursday 31st October 2024
Closing date for nominations: Thursday 19th December 2024 at 17:00

Please note that you may not nominate yourself.

You can submit a maximum of one vote per category.

The judging panel will consist of IPA Office Holders and the IPA’s External Affairs and Member Services Committee and as such, these individuals cannot be nominated for an award.

  • Adrian Hyde, IPA President; Partner, Begbies Traynor
  • Paul Davis, IPA Immediate Past President; Partner, Opus Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Yin Lee, IPA Vice-President; Director, YLA
  • Louise Brittain, IPA Deputy Vice-President; Head of Contentious Insolvency, Azets
  • Barry Mochan, Director, Wylie & Bisset LLP
  • Myles Jacobson, Partner, MJ Advisory
  • Natasha Brodie, Director, Restructuring Services, Mazars
  • Antoinette Thorpe, Insolvency Practitioner, Debt Movement
  • Melanie Giles, Insolvency Practitioner, PJG Recovery

Award winners announced: Thursday 6th March 2025 at the IPA Awards Charity Dinner in London.





IPA Awards Charity Dinner | Thursday 6 March 2025 | 18:30-22:30

Venue: 30 Euston Square, London


Come along and support the profession at the Awards Charity Dinner on Thursday 6th March at the spectacular State Rooms and its roof-top terrace at 30 Euston Square, London. Celebrate with the winners and help to fundraise for our Charity of the Year, Feeding Britain.

We have a great night lined up for you including:

  • A welcome drinks reception with sparkling wine, beer and soft drinks.
  • A three-course dinner with a specially-designed menu prepared by our chefs, paired with selected wines and followed by coffee and petit fours.
  • Live entertainment.
  • A prize-giving ceremony to recognise 2024’s nominees and winners, with guest presenters
  • For your convenience, a bar will be available throughout the event for any additional drinks you may desire.

We hope to see you there for a fantastic celebration!




IPA Charity of the Year: Feeding Britain



We are delighted to announce that The Awards Charity Dinner will be held in support of the IPA’s appointed Charity of the Year, Feeding Britain.

With the cost of living crisis continuing to impact people’s lives around the UK, we have selected this award-winning charity, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury as its President, whose mission is to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK. It has devised programmes to help more than 100,000 children and families with meals and activities during school holidays; distributed 2.2m meals to people in need during Covid-19; is improving more than 75,000 families’ access to nutritious food through 350 local food clubs; and has helped 10,000 families out of destitution by improving their financial situation. The charity does significant and far-reaching work, and we look forward to our new partnership.

Further information about the charity can be found on the Feeding Britain website.




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