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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 News
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published an updated set of 13 systemic importance indicators and supporting data for the 32 largest EU...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated guide detailing registration requirements across its expanding...
Ireland-Banking & Financial Services analysis: Domestically, the CBI updated its website in relation to the authorisation process for Retail...
Ireland—Banking & Financial Services analysis: At European level, Regulation 2025/1215 as regards requirements for securities financing transactions...
Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Practice Notes
Ireland—Authorisation of an Investment Business Firm in IrelandThis Practice Note explores key elements regarding the authorisation of an Investment...
Listing debt securities on Euronext DublinIn March 2018, the Irish Stock Exchange plc was acquired by Euronext. The Irish Stock Exchange plc joined...
Aviation finance—Islamic finance considerationsThe Islamic finance industry has seen rapid growth in recent years as financial institutions and their...
Artificial intelligence (AI) resource kitThis resource kit contains a list of the key practical guidance available across Lexis+® UK that deals with...
Ireland—Standard form completion documentsIn property transactions there a number of statutory declarations and certificates that are required to be...
Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Precedents
Letter of non-crystallisationThis precedent is a letter for use where:•a buyer is buying a business and/or an asset which is subject to a floating...
Ireland—Reservation of rights letter—breach of bilateral facility agreementGeneralThis is a precedent reservation of rights letter for use with a...
Place of the meetingSome company boards may opt to hold their meeting on an electronic or virtual platform, or to hold a hybrid meeting where some...
Ireland—Confidentiality agreement—mutualThis Agreement is made on [insert date]PartiesCheck that the parties named in the contract are correct. If...
Ireland—Appointment of process agent letter: for a bilateral facility agreementAppointment of process agentThe general rule is that proceedings under...
Featured Ireland - Banking & Financial Services content
DORA–The long-awaited guidance on the scope of ‘ICT services’ is here
There has been ongoing debate regarding the scope of the definition of ‘ICT services’ under DORA, even in the final push towards the DORA...
Ireland—Insurance portfolio transfers
Ireland—Insurance portfolio transfersScope of this Practice NoteThis Practice Note provides guidance on an insurance portfolio transfer pursuant...
CBI Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report 2025—Insurance
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has just published its Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report 2025.As part of the new supervisory...
Ireland—Legal opinions—uses, scope and structure
Ireland—Legal opinions—uses, scope and structureLegal opinions are invariably used in cross-border financing transactions. They are usually either a...
Ireland—Key features of debentures
Ireland—Key features of debenturesDebentures are used in many types of financing where it is desirable to take security over all of the assets of a...
Ireland—Guarantees
Ireland—GuaranteesGuarantees are typically used in banking transactions as a form of collateral for a debt. In such circumstances, they are a...
Irish corporate tax revenue growing, with risks, says tax authority
Corporate tax payments have continued to bolster the Irish budget despite international tax initiatives like the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...
New Practice Note—Ireland—Releasing security
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Ireland—Regulation of payment services providers
Ireland—Regulation of payment services providersPayment service providers—the regulatory frameworkSI No 6/2018 EU (Payment Services) Regulations 2018...
Ireland—Regulation of crowdfunding in Ireland
Ireland—Regulation of crowdfunding in IrelandThis Practice Note discusses the regulation of crowdfunding in Ireland under Regulation (EU) 2020/1503...
Ireland—Releasing security
Ireland—Releasing securityIntroductionTo deal with the discharge and release of security, it is necessary to consider:•the conditions to be satisfied...
Differences between Irish insurance and UK insurance law
Differences between Irish insurance and UK insurance lawThis Practice Note examines the key differences between Irish insurance law and UK insurance...
Ireland—Financial assistance in secured lending transactions
Ireland—Financial assistance in secured lending transactionsIntroductionSection 82 of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)) is a key...
Ireland—AIB to return €1.7bn to shareholders, including Irish state
AIB Group Plc announced €1.7bn worth of shareholder rewards, including a planned €700m cash dividend, after a 170% surge in profits for 2023.The...
DORA Compliance: What is an ICT Service?
The definition of ‘ICT services’ under DORA is intentionally broad, and encompasses digital and data services provided through ICT systems on an...
Ireland—Money laundering offences and regulation
Ireland—Money laundering offences and regulationThis Practice Note looks at the principal money laundering offences in Ireland including the...
Metrics for law firm performance
Metrics for law firm performanceHow does an in-house lawyer measure the performance of their external law firms? Paul Gilbert sets out some...
EBA publishes final draft technical standards on Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation
The EBA has published three sets of final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and one set of final draft ITS relating to the authorisation as...
Associated legal terms
Capital gains/losses
The difference between an asset's buying price and the price it is sold at. In bond markets, investors can generate returns by making capital gains as well as through regular coupon (interest) payments.
Revised offer document
Under Rule 32.1, if an offer is revised, a revised offer document, drawn up in accordance with Rules 24 and 27, must be sent to shareholders of the offeree and persons with information rights.
Special purpose entity (SPE)
The same as a Special purpose vehicle (SPV).
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