The Irish Examiner talks with Neil Hughes, Managing Partner about the latest Hughes Blake SME Examinership Index for Q2 this morning in their Business section. Here they discuss the new legislation introduced by the Circuit Court for SME’s and the recent Clery’s controversy. Click through to read the full article on Irish Examiner here
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Companies Act 2014 and Insolvency
On the 1st June the Companies Act 2014 (“the Act”) commenced. The Act consolidates 17 Acts since 1963, 15 statutory instruments and other obligations under common law. There have been some relevant changes to Insolvency with the new Companies Act and below we go through some of the main changes to note. A Scheme of […]
Hughes Blake discusses Examinership on Clare FM’s, ‘The Small Business Show’
Neil Hughes, Managing Partner at Hughes Blake talks to Clare FM’s ,’The Small Business Show’, discussing Examinership with SME’s in Ireland Listen to the interview on Clare FM here
New Data Reveals 1,243 Jobs Saved Following Examinership This Year
New data reveals 1,243 jobs saved in small and medium businesses following examinership this year. The Latest Hughes Blake SME Examinership Index Highlights Ongoing Corporate Restructuring Across the Country: 154 jobs saved in SMEs through the examinership process in Q4 2014 49% increase in the number of SME jobs saved by examinership year on year […]
RTE News – New figures from accounting firm Hughes Blake show
New figures from accounting firm Hughes Blake show almost 1,100 jobs were preserved at companies which went through the examinership process over the first nine months of the year. That’s a 52% increase on the same period in 2013 though the figure is skewed by the large numbers of jobs saved at sports retailer Elverys […]
PMF Legal – 30th. Sept 2014 – Low-cost examinerships save 1,100 jobs, new figures show
Hughes Blake index shows that cheaper corporate rescue system having impact. Close to 1,100 jobs have been saved since the beginning of the year by placing companies in examinership, the corporate rescue mechanism that allows troubled businesses to seek court protection from creditors. Accountancy firm Hughes Blake….” By Barry O’Halloran Source: Irish Times 29th September […]


