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We provide guidance on investment, funds, debt markets, insurance, derivatives, and virtual assets, along with Central Bank regulation, investigations, and news on ISDA and
LMA documents.
Lending & credit support
Practice notes and precedents covering the creation and enforcement of bilateral facility agreements, security over different types of assets and guarantees in finance transactions.
Regulation of financial institutions in Ireland
Guidance on the authorisation and supervision of Irish financial institutions and the regulation of a wide range of areas include anti money laundering, fintech, payment services and e-money, credit, insurance and crowdfunding.
Key developments and horizon scanning
Transactional lawyers need to stay on top of market changes. We track developments of key industry bodies such as the LMA and ISDA as well as hot topics to help keep you updated.
International guidance
Q&A guides provide jurisdiction specific information and overviews on financial services litigation, securities litigation and fintech.
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Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Practice Notes
This Practice Note sets out ways in which in-house lawyers can work effectively with other functions within the business to ensure compliance with...
Aims of PSD2The EU Second Payment Services Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/2366) (PSD2) entered into force in January 2016 and applied as of 13 January...
What does this Practice Note cover?The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) is a trade association for participants in the...
Guarantees are typically used in banking transactions as a form of collateral for a debt. In such circumstances, they are a contractual arrangement...
IntroductionDiscovery is an important procedural mechanism in Irish civil litigation enabling parties to obtain relevant documents held by their...
Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Precedents
Drawdown notice from a borrower incorporated as a limited company in Ireland in connection with a bilateral facility agreementThis is a Precedent...
These are Precedent costs and expenses clauses for use in corporate or commercial business-to-business contracts. The costs and expenses clause is...
GeneralThis Precedent Grounding notice provides a structured template for a lessor to formally notify a lessee that it requires the immediate...
Term sheet for a bilateral facility for a borrower incorporated as a limited liability company in Ireland with or without security/a guaranteeIn...
This precedent demand letter is to be used when making demand for repayment from a borrower.Ireland—Demand letter—borrower[To be printed on headed...
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Associated legal terms
Net contribution clause
A clause, generally in a collateral warranty or appointment, which limits the liability of a party to that part of the loss for which that party is specifically responsible. In the absence of these clauses, a party can be liable for 100% of any loss even if others contributed to the same loss.
PFI
Private Finance Initiative. A government scheme to procure finance and operation (always) and often the design and construction of public sector projects by the private sector.
Relevant UK earnings
This means: (1) employment income; (2) income which is chargeable under Schedule D and is immediately derived from the carrying on or exercise of a trade, profession or vocation (whether individually or as a partner acting personally in a partnership); and (3) income to which section 529 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (ICTA 1988) (patent income of an individual in respect of inventions) applies.
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