
Specialist law firm, Simpson Millar have achieved further success in this year’s Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards. The awards, hosted by software company Eclipse, were launched to celebrate and identify talent and success in entrepreneurship, market development, business management and best practice in the modern legal services arena.
Peter Garsden, Principal of Simpson Millar and President of A.C.A.L (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers) was Highly Commended in the Solicitor of the Year category. He has devoted the last 17 years of his professional life to supporting the victims of child abuse and has been Lead Solicitor in over 25 different Group Actions involving over 1000 Claimants. The solicitors firm also received special recognition in the category of Excellence in Innovation for its case management system for child abuse cases.
Commenting on the awards, Managing Partner Peter Garsden said: “I am very proud to have been highly commended for Solicitor of the Year at the Modern Law Awards, last Wednesday – it makes all the hard work more worthwhile.”
Earlier this year the specialist law firm won Small Firm of the Year at the Manchester Legal Awards and have also been short listed for the Law Society Excellence awards to be held in October and the Personal Injury awards in November.