New Year’s Resolution 1: Insolvency – Deal or Bust!

by John Lynch | Jan 20, 2014 | Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Legal Column, South Tipp Today, 16th January 2014 This month, in our legal column, we will run a series of New Year’s resolutions articles. It seems appropriate to start the year with an area that we have talked about quite a lot last year – the new statutory Personal...

New Year’s Resolution 1: Insolvency – Do that Deal or Bust!

by John Lynch | Jan 9, 2014 | Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 7th January 2014   John M. Lynch on Insolvency – Do that Deal or Bust! [soundcloud id=’165871426′] Download our – New Year’s Resolution 1: Insolvency – Do that Deal or Bust! – notes This time last...

Peeling Back the Layers – The Real Cost of Bailouts

by John Lynch | Nov 1, 2013 | Bankruptcy & Insolvency

By John M. Lynch, Principal and Personal Insolvency Practitioner (PIP). For the past number of months we have been bombarded with commentary each day on the new provisions under the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 – When will it come into force?, How will it operate?,...

Bankruptcy Reform – From Boom to Bust to Recovery – the Irish American Way!

by John Lynch | Oct 3, 2013 | Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Bankruptcy Reform – From Boom to Bust to Recovery – the Irish American Way! In Bankruptcy the property or assets of a person who is unable to pay their debts are transferred to a person who is given charge of the property by the High Court (called an Official Assignee...

The Cost of Insolvency – To PIP or not to PIP?

by John Lynch | Sep 19, 2013 | Bankruptcy & Insolvency

With the downturn in the economy we are hearing every day about the huge numbers of people who are struggling to meet unsustainable debt. Recent figures suggest that there are close on 100,000 mortgages which are deemed to be in “serious arrears”, in other...