Last week, I travelled to the beautiful Hinch Distillery in Lisburn, Co Down to attend the annual dinner of the Northern Ireland division of R3, the trade association of insolvency and restructuring professionals in the UK. It was the first time that the association had met in person since before the pandemic arrived on our shores, and the 150 people in attendance – a blend of accountants, lawyers, and bankers – were genuinely enthused to catch up with industry colleagues. There was an air of curiosity in the room also, particularly around the future economic outlook in the face of…