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Oireachtas committee report on lenders' handling of mortgage arrears is challenge for Finance Minister
Issued 8 July 2014 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|public-interest-law|
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today welcomed a comprehensive report from an Oireachtas committee tasked with reviewing the way banks in Ireland handle … -
'Rights meaningless without access’ says Chief Justice
Issued 7 July 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|legal-information|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Chief Justice Susan Denham today said that rights without access to them are meaningless. Speaking as she launched FLAC’s (Free Legal Advice Centres’) annual report for … -
More than 27,000 legal queries in 2013 highlight gaps in the legal system
Issued 7 July 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|flac-information|human-rights-law|legal-information|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC has directly helped some 27,546 people with their legal queries in 2013, according to its annual report for 2013 launched by Chief Justice Susan … -
Comprehensive reform of protections for consumers of credit and other financial services urgently needed
Issued 7 March 2014 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
The state is failing to properly protect people who avail of credit and other financial services; that is the key finding from a new report by legal rights group FLAC (Free … -
Proposed changes to under-used insolvency system do not go far enough
Issued 10 January 2014 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|
It is reported today that the Minister for Justice & Equality Alan Shatter TD plans to introduce an insolvency protocol similar to the one applying to IVAs (individual … -
More people in debt - but no corresponding rise in protection for them
Issued 7 March 2013 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
Two reports issued by the Central Bank this week highlight further concerns for those who are seriously over-indebted, according to legal rights group, FLAC. The … -
Scepticism over new IBF debt protocol
Issued 18 February 2013 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
Article published in the Irish Examiner, 4 February 2013. Reprinted here by kind permission. With the provision of the long-awaited personal insolvency legislation just …
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Government debt plan failing consumers
Issued 20 November 2012 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
Ahead of the Bill's introduction to the Seanad on Wednesday, legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) is today presenting its assessment of the Personal Insolvency … -
Strong words must be matched by concrete action on banks' failings
Issued 17 October 2012 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today welcomed comments made by both Central Bank and Department of Finance officials that seemed to indicate a tougher …
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Relief at insolvency law reform - wary on bank veto & debtor supports
Issued 29 June 2012 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|legal-information|
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) today expressed its relief that the long-promised and very badly needed Personal Insolvency Bill had finally been released … -
Need to learn from others' experience on personal insolvency law
Issued 19 April 2012 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
At a conference launched by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD in Dublin this morning, legal rights organisation FLAC is bringing together Irish and international …
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Danger of giving banks veto on personal debt resolution
Issued 23 January 2012 |consumer-credit-law-reform|
Following on the announcement on Friday last that the government has sought to further delay the issue of the personal insolvency legislation, and amid rampant speculation on …
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FLAC: Disappointment at further delays on insolvency bill
Issued 20 January 2012 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
Following reports that the government seeks to defer the publication of new bankruptcy laws by a further month to the end of April 2012, Noeline Blackwell, Director General …
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National organisations present key principles to overcome personal debt and mortgage arrears crisis
Issued 19 October 2011 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
A grouping of national organisations which advocate for people struggling with debt problems, including families at risk of losing their homes, warned today that the … -
FLAC wins appeal against decision of Financial Services Ombudsman
Issued 27 July 2011 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
In a decision in the High Court this morning, Judge Hanna found that the practice of some Finance Companies in refusing to accept back cars where Hire Purchase agreements …