Hugh J Ward & Co Solicitors and CMOS Celebrate Industry Recognition and Multiple Award Shortlists
Hugh J Ward & Co Solicitors is delighted to feature alongside CMOS in a new article published in last week’s Sunday Business Post, highlighting our connected approach to credit management, recovery, and legal services.
The advertisement showcases the strength of our working relationship and our shared commitment to providing clients with a seamless service, from initial customer engagement and credit control through to recovery, legal proceedings and enforcement.
This is an exciting time for both businesses, with multiple shortlists across the 2026 industry awards recognising the quality of our people, partnerships and professional services.
Recognition at the CCMA Awards 2026
We are delighted to celebrate finalist recognitions at the CCMA Awards 2026, including:
- Outsource Partnership of the Year (jointly with Uisce Éireann)
- Industry Professional of the Year – Leader – Sinead Burke
- Best Use of Technology – Project (jointly PayPathIQ)
These shortlists reflect the value of effective collaboration and the importance of bringing together specialist expertise to deliver a consistent, high-quality service for clients.
Irish Credit Team Awards 2026
The wider CMOS and Hugh J Ward & Co Solicitors team is also celebrating five finalist shortlists at the Irish Credit Team Awards 2026:
- Domestic Collections Team of the Year
- Specialist Collections Team of the Year
- Legal Credit Team of the Year
- Credit Leader of the Year – Janette Hynes
- Credit Team Manager of the Year – Sean Noonan
This recognition is particularly meaningful because it acknowledges the expertise, leadership and dedication of the people working across the credit and legal services functions.
Bringing credit, recovery and legal expertise together
Our relationship with CMOS is built around a straightforward principle: clients benefit when credit management, recovery and legal expertise work together.
By combining CMOS’s experience in customer engagement, credit control and recovery with Hugh J Ward & Co Solicitors’ legal expertise, we provide an integrated end-to-end service that supports clients throughout the credit lifecycle.
From early-stage engagement and pre-legal recovery to legal proceedings and enforcement, our connected approach helps ensure continuity, professional oversight and a clear focus on protecting our clients’ interests.
Looking ahead
We are proud to see the work of our colleagues and partners recognised through these award shortlists.
We would like to thank our clients for their continued trust and our teams for their professionalism, commitment and contribution to the businesses.
We look forward to celebrating with all the finalists at the upcoming awards.

