Related News - Consumer Credit Law Reform
-
Legal rights group says better system for debt an urgent essential
Issued 2 June 2011 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) today released its Annual Report for 2010. Demand for information and advice from FLAC's network of free legal advice clinics, provided by … -
New banking charges will hit low-income customers hardest
Issued 17 February 2011 |consumer-credit-law-reform|
Regulator must carry out stress-testing of any charges and be empowered to ensure fairness This week another bank will introduce new charges which will negatively impact …
-
FLAC publishes guide to improved Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
Issued 18 January 2011 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|legal-information|
"The focus must be to keep people in their homes" The independent legal rights organisation FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has issued guidelines to assist …
-
FLAC calls for Dynamic Debt Settlement System
Issued 16 December 2010 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
In a society where credit has become the main driver of consumer spending, there has been an unacceptable failure by government to change the law to reflect that change in …
-
FLAC: Debt Advice and Information Services must be protected from budget cuts
Issued 4 November 2010 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
The latest statistics from MABS, the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, reveal that the average waiting time for a first-time appointment in some areas is now over two …
-
FLAC welcomes interim recommendations of Expert Group
Issued 6 July 2010 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
FLAC today welcomed provisions contained in the interim report of the Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt Expert Group but noted that major issues remain to be addressed by …
-
New credit legislation brings no clarity for consumers
Issued 14 June 2010 |consumer-credit-law-reform|
Despite assurances following regulatory failures, the government has again failed to adequately prioritise consumer interests, said legal rights group FLAC today. This …
-
Oireachtas committee echoes FLAC's call to take debts out of the courts
Issued 16 February 2010 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
Legal rights organisation FLAC today welcomed a report from an Oireachtas committee that calls for urgent new measures to tackle overindebtedness. The report from the Joint …
-
Consumer debt in Irish society: Presentation to LRC conference
Issued 19 November 2009 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
Consumer debt in Irish society Presentation to LRC conference 18 Nov 2009 by Paul Joyce, Senior Policy Researcher, FLAC Introduction In the early 1990s, when I began working …
-
Government cannot miss this chance to get it right on personal debt
Issued 18 November 2009 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
Independent legal rights body FLAC welcomed the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission on 'Reforming the Law on Personal Debt' at its conference in Dublin Castle today, …
-
Major conference on debt law reform in November
Issued 21 October 2009 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
The Law Reform Commission is holding its 2009 Annual Conference on 18 November. The theme of this year's conference is 'Reforming the Law on Personal Debt' and it will be …
-
Open Letter to politicians: Immediate action needed in mortgage arrears crisis
Issued 16 October 2009 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
A leading legal rights group is calling on all members of the Oireachtas to take immediate action on behalf of those who cannot meet their mortgage repayments, following a … -
Revised Programme for Government must trigger urgent overhaul of debt law
Issued 12 October 2009 |consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|
The revised Programme for Government issued over the weekend gives hope that the government will now take seriously the urgent need for a comprehensive reform of the laws …
-
FLAC calls for amendments to Bereaved Partner’s Pension Bill which will give effect to O’Meara judgment
Issued 25 March 2025 |public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has published its preliminary analysis and recommendations concerning the the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025. The 2025 …
-
FLAC appears before Oireachtas Committee to discuss legislation to implement the landmark Supreme Court decision in O’Meara
Issued 2 July 2024 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legislation will make social welfare payments for bereaved people and their families available to cohabitants and their children. FLAC (which represented the O’Meara …