News - Press Releases Category
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First step towards transgender recognition law welcome but government must not blunder on forced divorce
Issued 18 July 2013
News that the Irish government has at last produced draft legislation to finally recognise transgender people in their true gender has been welcomed by legal rights group … -
2012 annual report shows busy year as thousands received legal help
Issued 15 July 2013
Legal rights group FLAC says its annual report for 2012 shows there is not just a fundamental need in Irish society for accessible legal information and advice for … -
FLAC Submission on Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011
Issued 8 July 2013
Following the publication of an opinion piece by FLAC's Director General Noeline Blackwell in today's Irish Times on legal services reform (Cap on legal case costs would be …
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Lenders gain more control than ever under new Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
Issued 27 June 2013
Viewed in its entirety, the revised Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears announced today (Thursday 27 June 2013) seems to be a set of rules designed to allow lenders to speed …
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New law to licence personal insolvency practitioners will exclude 'poorer' debtors
Issued 25 June 2013
Legal rules issued today to provide for the licensing of Personal Insolvency Practitioners by the Insolvency Service of Ireland will finally allow debtors to start their …
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‘Tougher than ever’ context for households in arrears means less dramatic increase is cause for deep worry
Issued 21 June 2013
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) warns that the context for the steady increase in mortgage arrears is one where borrowers in trouble still lack any … -
Upcoming Seanad debates need to consider impact of legislation on over-indebted people
Issued 19 June 2013
According to the legal rights group FLAC, two pieces of legislation that come up for debate in the Seanad this week will impact particularly heavily on people living on very …
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FLAC welcomes Ombudsman's Report on HSE failure to pay award to asylum seeker
Issued 12 June 2013
Legal rights group FLAC today welcomed a report from the Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly that highlights serious failings at several different levels by both the Health Service …
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Ireland in breach of human rights law on transgender recognition
Issued 23 May 2013
Ireland today is in clear and flagrant breach of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) because of its failure to legally recognise Dr Lydia Foy as a woman. And the …
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Pressing need for clear information & advice for consumers on personal debt options
Issued 16 May 2013
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today hosts an information event on 'Moving out of Personal Debt: How to use the new legal infrastructure on personal debt … -
Balance lender powers with consumer protections in reforming repossessions law
Issued 30 April 2013
As a relatively small but very important piece of law is being proposed to effectively make it easier for lenders to process repossessions through the courts, legal rights …
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Statement on Launch of Insolvency Service of Ireland
Issued 18 April 2013
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) welcomes the issue of guidelines on minimum income and the regulations on Personal Insolvency Practitioners as necessary forerunners to the …
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Legal rights body disappointed at Commission failure to include Deaf Jurors
Issued 15 April 2013
Include deaf on inquest and civil juries, says FLAC FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today welcomed the Law Reform Commission's call to widen the pool of potential jurors and …
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Legal rights body disappointed at Commission failure to include Deaf Jurors
Issued 15 April 2013
Include deaf on inquest and civil juries, says FLAC FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today welcomed the Law Reform Commission’s call to widen the pool of potential jurors … -
Amend Code to give borrowers stronger hand in dealings with banks
Issued 10 April 2013
How banks treat borrowers in mortgage arrears on their family home is the focus today of the Central Bank in its review of a code of conduct for lenders. Legal rights group …