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5 August 2008

Last Chance to Enter the New Personal Injury Awards

Entries have already started rolling in for the brand new Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury Awards and it's not too late for other organisations to take part - nominations are open until 29th August 2008. Supported by the Bodily Injury Claims Management Association (BICMA), the scheme invites solicitors, barristers, insurers, rehabilitation providers, claims management companies and other associated services to nominate themselves or others to have a chance of winning.

The entrants will be judged by a host of leading industry insiders and representatives of professional bodies providing expertise in insurance, law, rehabilitation and medicine. The winners will be announced at a prestigious ceremony and dinner at the Café Royal, London, on Tuesday 4th November which will be hosted by Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor of the Daily Telegraph and regular contributor to The London Standard and The Law Society Gazette and former BBC Legal Affairs Correspondent.

Aimed at raising standards and recognising excellence within the personal injury sector, this brand new awards scheme features 13 categories. These comprise of: Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year (claimant); Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year (defendant); Personal Injury Team of the Year; Claims Management Company of the Year; Insurance Claims Handler of the Year (minor claims); Insurance Claims Handler of the Year (serious claims); ATE Insurance Broker of the Year; Medical Agency of the Year; Rehab Provider of the Year; Barrister of the Year; Barristers' Chambers of the Year; Outstanding Case of the Year; and Innovation Award. In addition, an award for Outstanding Achievement will be presented to either an individual or an organisation.

The awards have been launched by Barker Brooks Media, the company behind the popular Legal & Medical and Claims Management magazines as well as a host of conferences designed for the PI sector. Nomination forms are available on-line from www.legal-medical.co.uk/piawards/ for all nomination enquiries, please contact Julia Todd on (01423) 851157 or julia.todd@barkerbrooks.co.uk.

The headline sponsor of the awards is Eclipse Legal Systems. Other sponsors include Kindertons Accident Management; Mobile Doctors; Nuffield Diagnostics; TICCS; ISO; Doctors Chambers; and Alexander Samuel. Further opportunities are available to sponsor some of the individual awards. For further information, contact Kate McKittrick at Barker Brooks (01423) 851150 or kate.mckittrick@barkerbrooks.co.uk

Notes to Editors The panel of judges comprises:

Justin Jacobs, Director of Liability Insurance for ABI
Joe Pendle, Director of Client Services for Insurance Services Office (ISO)
Michael Napier, CBE QC, Senior Partner of Irwin Mitchell
Helen Spillards, Board member of Case Management Society UK (CMSUK)
Neil Beck, CEO of Alexander Samuel
Bippon Vinyak, Director of Doctors Chambers
Tony Goff, Chairman of Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS)
Hilary Meredith, Senior Partner at Hilary Meredith Solicitors, and Senior Fellow of Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
Norman Cottington, President of BICMA and Chairman of The Injury Care Clinics
Professor Robert Douglas, Chairman of The Society of Expert Witnesses
Matthew Game, Chief Executive of Mobile Doctors
Helen Merfield, CEO of Health and Case Management Ltd (HCML)

For further press information, please contact: Susan Reid or Jane Burgess Barker Brooks PR (01423) 851150, susan.reid@barkerbrooks.co.uk or jane.burgess@barkerbrooks.co.uk