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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 International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published a position paper setting out its views and recommendations on the EU Sustainable...
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published a paper examining how pension funds use derivative instruments. The paper...
The Board of Supervisors (BoS) of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the BoS of the European Securities and...
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has scheduled a members-only meeting of the Financial Industry Forum—Innovation Subgroup for 19 March 2026 at the...
Ireland-Banking & Financial Services analysis: This article, written by Sarah McCague, partner and Daniel Watters, partner of Arthur Cox LLP, notes...
Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Practice Notes
LMA real estate finance development facility agreement—commentaryReal estate finance (REF) transactions are either investment finance transactions or...
Listing debt securities on Euronext DublinIn March 2018, the Irish Stock Exchange plc was acquired by Euronext. The Irish Stock Exchange plc joined...
The concept of permanent establishment in double tax treatiesThe concept of a ‘permanent establishment’ (PE) is set out in Article 5 of the...
What is credit support and how is it used in the ISDA credit support documentation?What is credit support?Credit support is a means of a party...
Residence articles in double tax treatiesThe concept of being ‘resident in a contracting state’ is key in a double tax treaty (DTT) because:•DTTs only...
Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Precedents
Ireland—Comfort letter: non-binding—for a bilateral facility agreementComfort letter—non-bindingThis is a precedent non-binding comfort letter. It can...
Drafting note for the precedent binding comfort letterAlso known as a 'letter of comfort' or a 'letter of responsibility', the aim of a comfort letter...
Ireland—Deed of partial release: for a debenture or mortgage—single company security provider—partial releaseGeneralThis Precedent can be used for a...
Ireland—Deed of release: for a debenture or mortgage—single company security provider—full releaseGeneralThis Precedent can be used for full release...
Bilateral debenture for a chargor incorporated as a limited company in Ireland to secure the chargor’s obligations to the lender on an all monies...
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
Distinctly applicable measure
Distinctly applicable measures are the national rules or practices that discriminate against the imported (or exported) products in favour of domestic products.
Electronic copy
A copy of an electronic document.
Form FM1
Form FM1 is a court form in family proceedings dealing with the requirement for the applicant in family proceedings to attend a mediation information and assessment meeting (MIAM) prior to the issue of proceedings.
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