By Mr Bankruptcy 15th March 2024 In many news stories we hear about ongoing negotiations to resolve disagreements or even conflicts. As debt advisors, negotiation is one of the services we offer clients, and it has become a key tool in many of our cases. So how does negotiating help to resolve an unmanageable debt? […]
Read moreAbout Julian Julian provides Civil and Commercial mediation with a particular specialism in debt, insolvency, banking and finance. He is also a debt counsellor and debt adjustor which involves providing debt advice to businesses and individuals and walking them through the solution (James Rosa Associates Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority […]
Read moreBy Mr Bankruptcy 17th January 2024 Mediation can be a quicker, cheaper and less confrontational way of resolving a debt issue than taking the path to litigation. But who are you trusting with your future when you agree to let a mediator help find an equitable resolution to your financial problem? What is mediation? Mediation […]
Read moreBy Mr Bankruptcy 1st December 2023 Christmas is usually an expensive time of year, but this holiday could be particularly difficult for some, coming as it does after yet another 12 months of uncertainty, with many people’s finances still precarious. To help relieve some of the worry of buying presents and stocking up on food […]
Read moreBy Mr Bankruptcy 24th April 2023 If you haven’t considered mediation as a means of dealing with debt, it could be the solution that helps you to find an effective and timely resolution to debt issues. What is mediation? Mediation is a method of Alternative Dispute Resolution in which an independent and neutral third-party facilitates […]
Read moreMr Bankruptcy 19th May 2022 If you’re looking for a way to resolve a debt issue without going to court, mediation is a positive alternative. What is Meditation? Mediation is a way to resolve debt disputes, in which participants negotiate their own settlement with the aid of a qualified third-party mediator. How does mediation make […]
Read moreBy Mr Bankruptcy 26th February 2021 Resolving debts is in the interest of all parties and it doesn’t always have to be done in court, with all the cost and heartache that can cause. For many of my clients, mediation is a positive step to addressing both the financial burden of their debt and the […]
Read moreBy Mr Bankruptcy 21st January 2021 Before founding James Rosa Associates in October 2010 Julian Donnelly’s journey to becoming a civil and commercial mediator has been a personal one, after he himself experienced personal bankruptcy following redundancy and a relationship breakdown. It was this experience that led Julian to working with the professional firm which […]
Read moreBy Mr Bankruptcy 31st July 2019 When the exemption for insolvency practitioners from the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) ended in April 2016 it helped reiterate the importance of the role alternative dispute resolution in reaching a settlement. The impact of LAPSO LAPSO removed the no-win no fee arrangements that […]
Read moreBy Mr Bankruptcy 15th March 2019 I’ve seen a large increase in my debt casework involving personal guarantees lately but it’s been a while since a case involved one of the big four UK high street banks. Most of the problem debt cases I’m dealing with involves secondary lenders. So what’s going on with secondary […]
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