Alison is a Chartered Accountant and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner (UK). She is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and Fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3). She holds the CAI Diploma in Insolvency in Ireland and is a Personal Insolvency Practitioner (PIP) in Ireland also.Along with her colleague Paddy Harty she has co-authored the first book at the request of CAI to signpost professional advisors in both jurisdictions when it comes to the interaction of Insolvency Procedures and Taxation.She has the unique experience of advising clients in both the UK and Ireland. This experience includes advising clients - both corporate and individuals, distressed investors in complex financial restructuring across a wide range of business sectors and activities in both jurisdictions.These business sectors include:Agricultural producers and contractorsBespoke Design, manufacturing and fitCare ServicesConstruction and developmentHaulage and distributionManufacturingProfessional PartnershipsPrinting and packagingRenewable EnergiesRetailIn terms of services office this includes for both companies and individuals:Administrations and Voluntary Arrangements - individual, partnership and companyBankruptcy and alternatives to bankruptcyInformal debt solutions and mediationDebt AdvicesNegotiating in respect of personal guarantees and debt settlementProtection of AssetsThe clients helped include:Accountancy and advisory firmsLaw firmsLendersDistressed investorsBusiness OwnersBusiness Management