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- March 15, 2020
- Posted by: Tom Murray
- Category: Uncategorized
This is an immediate and urgent crisis for Ireland’s SME businesses. The social distancing measures being suggested by Government and being implemented throughout the country (and the “lockdown” that is most likely on the way) are only going to dramatically exacerbate a business environment which is increasingly volatile and unpredictable in the weeks and months…
- March 12, 2020
- Posted by: Jim Stafford
- Category: Business, Uncategorized
KBC Business Banking in partnership with ACCA hosted a business breakfast last week with guest speakers from Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and ACCA Ireland as well as KBC’s chief economist Austin Hughes. Interesting topics included: Life after Brexit & the outlook for growth globally and particularly in the Irish economy. Austin provided very knowledgeable…
- January 21, 2020
- Posted by: Jim Stafford
- Category: Business, Uncategorized
If you have clients, friends or colleagues with an unpaid judgement mortgage (‘JM’) on their family home that pre-dates 1 January 2015 then, depending on their financial circumstances, they may be able to use that JM to prove eligibility for Section 115A of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012, and thereby achieve a significant write off of their debts….
- January 15, 2020
- Posted by: Jim Stafford
- Category: Business, Uncategorized
The Revenue Commissioners updated their internal procedures for using Sheriffs in November 2019. As far as the taxpayer is concerned, the main changes have been internal procedures, combined with the continuing roll out their new Debt Management System which means that their decision making is becoming more computer driven, which is now resulting in much…
- December 17, 2019
- Posted by: Jim Stafford
- Category: Business, Uncategorized
A recent High Court judgment highlights the importance of an Expert Witness demonstrating to the court that he/she is an expert witness. If the Expert Witness does not demonstrate his/her expertise, then the evidence will not be considered. I set out below a link to the case: Havbell DAC v/s Hillard https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/627e9e5a-830d-4610-aa4d-2e6fdceaf6a9/2019_IEHC_841_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH As the judgment…