Claims Innovation Awards 2013 - The winners!

Congratulations to all who took part in the Claims Innovation Awards (8th May, Hilton Manchester), headline sponsored by Eclipse Legal Systems.

The annual Claims Innovation Awards celebrate how firms, teams and individuals from across the legal services and claims management landscape constantly find new ways of raising standards, growing business and improving access to justice.

The full list of winners is below!

• Best Use of Technology: i-sign
• Client Care Initiative: Ageas Insurance Limited
• Claims Management Company Team of the Year, 1-50 Employees: S&G Response
• Claims Management Company Team of the Year, 51+ Employees: Atrium Legal Services
• Legal Services Team of the Year, 1-10 Partners: Express Solicitors
• Legal Services Team of the Year, 11+ Partners: JMW Solicitors
• Associated Industries Team of the Year, 1-10 Employees: Photofile Ltd
• Associated Industries Team of the Year, 11 - 100 Employees: HARTECuk
• Associated Industries Team of the Year, 101+ Employees: i-sign
• Online Initiative of the Year: Professional Solutions Learning & Development
• Rising Star: Kevin Timms, Garden House Solicitors
• Outstanding Innovator of the Year: Neil Hudgell
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Andrew Twambley

Gedye & Sons takes Hosted Proclaim Matter Management solution

Award winning boutique law firm, Gedye & Sons, has implemented Eclipse's Proclaim Matter Management solution.

With offices in the picturesque Lake District (Cumbria) and Old Bailey in the heart of London, Gedye & Sons provides a range of legal services nationwide. Clients range from private individuals and family trusts, through to small businesses, company boards and multi-national organisations. The practice took the decision to replace its existing solution with one unified system capable of centralising operations and providing universal access to data regardless of fee earner location. With 286-miles between offices, ease of access to consistent, live data was paramount in the decision.

Gedye & Sons has taken a Proclaim Matter Management solution to cater for all work areas, in addition to ready-to-go workflow modules for its conveyancing and probate teams. To provide a single, consistent solution its offices - and to cater for home workers - the firm has opted for a Hosted Proclaim system. As part of the implementation, Eclipse carried out a conversion of data from the firm's incumbent matter management system. Gedye & Sons is also taking Proclaim’s BigHand integration tool for seamless digital dictation functionality.

Nick Davis, Business Relations Manager at Gedye & Sons, comments:

"Our primary goal for implementing Proclaim was to have one consistent system across all of the practice's access points. We wanted to offer our clients instant comment on correspondence regardless of where it was received it or where the fee earner was located at the time. Proclaim enables our north and south locations to share identical data, so matters that are updated are visible instantly to everyone, no matter their location. The Hosted solution also allows our higher fee earners the flexibility to work from home when the need arises. The system we now have ensures that our clients see an already outstanding service enhanced for their benefit - there is complete uniformity of experience despite our disparate geography!"

14 new contract wins in March, 100% up on last year

The UK’s largest independently owned legal IT provider, Eclipse, has announced a record ‘new business’ month for March 2013.

A total of 14 organisations invested in Eclipse’s Proclaim Case and Practice Management solutions, ranging from established high-street practices through to boutique new startups and commercial operations. Among the wins were:

• Global aviation specialist, TES Aviation – the company manages an aircraft portfolio valued in excess of $3billion and will be utilising a Proclaim In-House Legal solution
• A leading north-west practice (currently under an NDA) investing a 6-figure sum in a full Proclaim Practice Management solution in multi-disciplinary work areas

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Costs Budgeting and Management – April 2013

The UK’s largest independently owned legal IT provider, Eclipse Legal Systems, has announced new functionality for its market-leading Proclaim Case Management solution.

New budgeting requirements will be in place for multi-track cases issued after April 2013. Chief among the requirements is the necessity for practices to accurately track costs against budget, through the life of a case, in order to provide categorised breakdowns of estimated and actual costs.

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Camps Solicitors implements 300-user Proclaim solution

One of the UK’s largest personal injury law firms, Camps Solicitors, has implemented Eclipse’s Proclaim Practice Management Software system for its 300 staff.

The Merseyside based national practice specialises in accident and injury claims of all types – from simple food poisoning claims through to cycle accidents, RTAs (e.g. whiplash) and complex multi-track spinal / brain cases. Lexcel accredited, the firm is also a longstanding member of MASS (the Motor Accident Solicitors Society).

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Tollers Solicitors LLP selects Proclaim for 130-user rollout.

Northampton-based Tollers employs 130 staff (including 20 partners) and offers a complete portfolio of legal services for businesses and individuals.  The practice recently undertook a review of its service streams and the underpinning technologies, with a view to creating sustainable competitive advantage in the post-ABS legal sector.  

Following an evaluation of several systems, Tollers made the decision to invest in Eclipse’s Proclaim solution.

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Full-service London practice takes Proclaim Practice Management solution

West End London law firm, Seth Lovis & Co, is implementing Eclipse's Proclaim Practice Management Software solution.

Based in the heart of Covent Garden and employing over 40 staff, Seth Lovis & Co provides a range of litigation and property services to both businesses and private individuals, nationwide.  The practice prides itself on exceptional client service and sought to replace its existing PMS with one geared towards transparency and service delivery.

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