About Ireland - Commercial
As a commercial lawyer, you have to cover a lot of ground. Today, you might be drawing up agreements for suppliers. Tomorrow, you might be dealing with a query on intellectual property. When you're wearing so many hats, sometimes the real challenge is
simply knowing where to start. Whatever the challenge, Lexis+ Ireland - Commercial is the only place you need to look.
We address commercial contract essentials, entity-specific execution, and offer resources on IP, confidentiality, data protection.
We also provide insights on digital trade, supply, and consumer protection.
Contract
Practice notes and precedents covering contract formation, execution, interpretation and variation in Ireland to help you confidently negotiate, execute and manage robust commercial agreements.
Digital trade
Practical information on the issues and legal considerations arising for businesses trading and operating online including guidance on the legal requirements applicable to websites and online platforms.
Confidential information and intellectual property
An overview of the laws protecting confidential information and trade secrets in Ireland including practical guidance on key issues to consider when negotiating confidentiality agreements.
Key developments and horizon scanning
Our legislation, cases, initiatives and progress trackers keep you up to date with all the latest developments affecting commercial lawyers in Ireland.
Latest Ireland - Commercial News
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade held talks with European Union (EU) Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security on 16 June 2025 regarding...
Law360: On 8 May 2025, the European Commission published new lists of products potentially subject to EU rebalancing measures in retaliation to US...
Law360: A Delaware court on 6 June 2025 paused a pension fund stockholderclaim seeking documents on data privacy violations made by Meta Platforms Inc...
Ireland鈥擟ommercial analysis: This article, was written by Alan McCarthy and Richard Hourihan of A&L Goodbody LLP....
Ireland-Commercial analysis: This article, was written by Maeve Moran, head of Food and Agri, and Orla Clayton, of counsel at Arthur Cox LLP....
Latest Ireland - Commercial Practice Notes
EU consumer protection鈥攖rackerThis document tracks and summarises key new and upcoming EU legislation (regulations and directives), guidance, and...
EU GDPR鈥攖ransfers of personal data internationally and to international organisationsThis Practice Note introduces the general prohibition under...
EU competition law and sustainability agreementsThis Practice Note sets out how sustainability agreements are currently assessed. It first provides...
Ireland merger controlA conversation with Cormac Little SC, partner and head of the Competition & Regulation Unit at Dublin-headquartered law firm...
The EU鈥檚 Digital Markets ActMarjolein Geus and Feyo Sickinghe*On 15 December 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published proposals for...
Latest Ireland - Commercial Precedents
Ireland鈥擭otice of assignment of contract鈥攆rom assignor[Headed notepaper of the assignor]To: [Insert name and address of recipient (ie the other party...
Ireland鈥擟ontract review or request formThis Precedent Contract review/request form is designed to be used by staff to request a draft contract or a...
GeneralThis Precedent is a variation agreement between two parties, used to document changes to an existing contract between the same parties....
Ireland鈥擟lient letter explaining the tax covenant and the tax warranties[Law firm鈥檚 letterhead][Addressed to client]Ireland鈥擟lient letter explaining...
PurposeThis letter can be used to notify relevant information to your insurer in the event of a data security breach, whether or not that breach falls...
Featured Ireland - Commercial content
Ireland鈥擳he relationship between Irish and English contract law
Ireland鈥擳he relationship between Irish and English contract lawThis Practice Note provides an overview of the general application and interpretation...
Ireland鈥擡xecuting simple contracts and deeds
Ireland鈥擡xecuting simple contracts and deedsThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the execution of simple contracts...
Ireland鈥擳hird party rights鈥攖he common law doctrine of privity of contract
Ireland鈥擳hird party rights鈥攖he common law doctrine of privity of contractThis Practice Note discusses the common law doctrine of privity of contract,...
Ireland鈥擡xclusion and limitation of liability
Ireland鈥擡xclusion and limitation of liabilityThis Practice Note provides guidance on the common law and statutory controls affecting exclusion and...
Ireland鈥擜ssigning rights under contracts
Ireland鈥擜ssigning rights under contractsWhat is an assignment?An assignment is an immediate transfer of an existing proprietary right, vested or...
Ireland鈥擯rotecting and enforcing intellectual property rights
Ireland鈥擯rotecting and enforcing intellectual property rightsIntroductionIrish law protects a range of intellectual property (IP) rights that will be...
Smurfit Kappa-WestRock deal received clearances from many countries, still needs at least EU, Mexico approval
The required merger control clearances and non-objections in respect of the US, the UK, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Serbia and South Africa have...
Ireland鈥擭otice of assignment of contract鈥攆rom assignee
Ireland鈥擭otice of assignment of contract鈥攆rom assigneeThis Precedent is a notice to be issued by the assignee to the original contractual counterparty...
Ireland鈥擲ale of goods
Ireland鈥擲ale of goodsThis Practice Note provides an overview of the law and practice relating to contracts for the sale and supply of goods. It...
EU Commission told to pay damages over illicit Facebook log-in data transfer
The Commission must pay damages to a user of its one of its websites over the transfer of personal data to the US without the necessary safeguards, EU...
Digital platforms whistleblower tools rolled out by EU Commission
Whistleblowers can provide relevant information anonymously or not, in any of the EU official languages and in any relevant format (for example,...
Meta Platforms' GDPR legal basis for training AI under scrutiny by Schrems campaign group
Meta Platforms' decision to use the General Data Protection Regulation legal basis 'legitimate interests' to process personal data to train its...
Ireland鈥擲upply of services
Ireland鈥擲upply of services This Practice Note provides an overview of the legislation and regulation impacting business to business (B2B) and business...
TikTok to challenge EU's 'gatekeeper' designation at 29 April 2024 court hearing
The company has already failed to suspend the application of the legislation in interim court proceedings, and now the lower-tier General Court is...
Ireland鈥擟ontract interpretation鈥攊mplied terms
Ireland鈥擟ontract interpretation鈥攊mplied termsThis Practice Note provides an overview of the distinction between express and implied terms and outlines...
Ireland鈥擡xecution formalities鈥攑artnerships
Ireland鈥擡xecution formalities鈥攑artnershipsThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on proper execution of simple contracts and deeds for general...
Associated legal terms
Companies Act accounts
A company's individual accounts or group accounts prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.
ICSA
See The Chartered Governance Institute.
Sponsor
In acquisition finance transactions the institutional equity investor that acts as the financial sponsor of the transaction.
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