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Tue 08 Aug 2010Ahern proposes to halve 12-year bankruptcy period
PERSONS ADJUDICATED bankrupt will be entitled to apply to be discharged from bankruptcy after six years rather than 12 under new proposals published yesterday.
In the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, the Minister has also proposed that persons involved in same-sex relationships for a period of at least six months will have the same rights as their opposite-sex counterparts to seek safety and barring orders.
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