Speaker: Tom Murray, Friel Stafford Corporate Recovery
Tom Murray FCCA is a Partner with Friel Stafford, one of Irelands’ leading specialist corporate recovery & insolvency and personal insolvency advisors.
Tom advises accountants, solicitors, directors and individuals on all aspects of corporate recovery and personal bankruptcy.
Tom is a past President of the ACCA Leinster Members’ Network and serves on the ACCA Ireland Executive Committee. He is currently Deputy President of ACCA Ireland.
Topic:
The Government published the Personal Insolvency Bill on 25 January 2012. This Bill proposes to change the insolvency landscape for individuals in financial difficulty.
Leading bankruptcy expert, Tom Murray of Friel Stafford, examines in detail the provisions contained in the Bill and discusses how it will be utilised by individuals in financial stress. In particular, Tom will look at how it will be utilised by individuals for consumer, bank and property related debt. He will also examine the pros and cons contained in the legislation and consider the “Bankruptcy Tourism” as an option post new legislation.