Debt Collection Ireland Regulation

There have been renewed calls recently by the Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) and the Irish Institute of Credit Management (IICM) for debt collectors and debt collection agencies in Ireland to be licensed. According to FLAC and IICM, there have been reports that some debt collectors in Ireland have used intimidatory and unscrupulous practices in the pursuit of debtors and, in their view, regulation... [Continue reading]