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10
Dec
2015

Accountants and Law – An Essential Update

Speaker: Keith Rooney, BL and Catherine Duplaa, BL
Location: Dublin

Outline:

9:30-11: Companies and the Charities Act 2009 - Speaker: Keith Rooney

  • Interplay between the Charities Act and the Companies Act 2014
  • Changes required by all charities under both acts
  • Reporting requirements and the two authorities - CRO and CRA

11:15 - 12:45: Company insolvency - Speaker: Keith Rooney

  • The role of the Liquidator, the Examiner and the Independent Expert under the 2014 Act
  • The Summary Approval Process and Liquidation
  • Advising companies seeking solutions
  • Acting as one of the statutory roles under the 2014 Act

Keith Rooney is a practising barrister at the Law Library in Dublin. Keith specialises in debt recovery and defence, commercial law and company law. Keith has a broad range of experience as a litigator and has been involved in numerous cases of insolvency, both corporate and personal, seeing first hand how the law is applied on a practical level

1:45 - 3:15 Personal Insolvency -  Speaker: Catherine Duplaa

  • The Role of the Personal Insolvency Practitioner
  • How to become a Personal Insolvency Practitioner PIP
  • Bankruptcy v Personal Insolvency Arrangements

 3:30 - 5pm Professional Negligence - Speaker: Catherine Duplaa

  • An Essential Update on the law of professional negligence for accountants
  • How to protect yourself in an increasingly litigious environment

Catherine Duplaa is a practising barrister at the Law Library in Dublin. Catherine specialises in bankruptcy, debt recovery and defence, commercial law, company law and defamation. Catherine has extensive experience as a litigator and represents large commercial clients, smaller companies and individuals giving her extensive and broad practical experience.

Location: CPA Ireland, 17 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Time: 9.30am - 5pm
CPE Credit: 8 structured hours
Cost: €225 Member, €275 Non-member

Book 3 delegates or more in the same transaction and receive a 5% group discount.
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Member Cost: €225.00 

Non member Cost: €275.00 

Places Available: 11

Core Competencies:
Law and Regulation: 8.00 hours