Diploma in Insolvency Law & Corporate Restructuring

Programme structure and approach to learning

This diploma course aims to provide a comprehensive practical overview of the current legislative framework in Ireland with respect to insolvency and corporate restructuring from an analysis of basic concepts of debt restructuring, to a consideration of more complex issues, such as financing considerations that may arise during the corporate restructuring process. The course will also delve into the effects of insolvency on companies in Ireland. It will examine in detail the obligations on the directors and the options for the company from initiating the corporate restructuring, to court procedures, to the enforcement of judgments.

The final module of the course will provide a practical knowledge of the practice and procedure of personal insolvency in Ireland including bankruptcy.

Modules

The programme is based on the following module scheme:

Module 1: Introduction to insolvency and corporate restructuring

• Insolvency Law in Ireland,
• Current trends in corporate restructuring,
• Lifecycle of a distressed company,
• Restructuring professionals.

Module 2: Liquidation, examinership and receivership

• Voluntary and compulsory liquidation,
• Powers of the liquidator,
• Receivership,
• Insolvency litigation,
• Examinership,
• Schemes of Arrangement.

Module 3: Restructuring, debt recovery, enforcement & mediation

• Debt restructuring and rescheduling,
• Financing a restructuring process,
• Equity capital raising,
• Debt recovery in court,
• Enforcement of judgments,
• Mediation.

Module 4: Bankruptcy and personal insolvency

• Personal Insolvency Act 2012,
• Debt resolution mechanisms,
• Insolvency Service of Ireland,
• Bankruptcy law practice and procedure.

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