IPA Awards – Past Winners

The IPA Awards recognise exceptional performance and achievements in the UK insolvency, turnaround and restructuring professions. Nominations for the 2024 awards are now open. Details of the 2023 and 2022 winners, and the awards categories for this year, can be found below.

IPA Awards 2023 Winners

IPA Awards 2022 Winners

Nominations for the 2024 awards close at 17:00 on Monday 20th January 2025 – don’t miss the opportunity to enter your colleagues for a chance to gain recognition for their achievements!

2024 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.