Monthly Archives: January 2012

The proposed new Personal Insolvency Bill

The Draft Heads of the Personal Insolvency Bill were published by Minister  Shatter this week. We have been reviewing the contents of bill and have highlighted some issues. The new legislation is welcome which appears to be
targeted at helping struggling homeowners, which we welcome. However, there are issues with […]

Anthony Joyce in The New York Times article "In Belfast, Judge Blocks Bankruptcy Of A Tycoon" re Sean Quinn.

Following Anthony Joyce’s high profile commentary on the BBC before Christmas, The New York Times (NYT) called yesterday to talk about Ireland’s bankruptcy laws in the wake of the annulment of Sean Quinn’s bankruptcy in the High Court in Belfast. Of particular interest to the NYT was his work […]