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 International Court of Justice (ICJ) has published its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. The ICJ...
Ireland—Commercial analysis: This article, was written by Richard Ryan, Patrick Horan & Simon Breen of Arthur Cox LLP....
EU law analysis: Verena Kirchmair, Quentin Fontaine and Elisabeth Gschösser associates; Lutz Riede, Theresa Ehlen, Satya Staes Polet and Christoph...
MLex: The European Commission published on 18 July 2025 its guidelines on the EU AI Act’s rules for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, setting out its...
MLex: Online platforms must adopt risk-based, privacy-preserving measures to shield minors from harmful content and interactions, under new European...
Latest Ireland - Commercial Practice Notes
Ireland—Key issues in SaaS and hardware/software maintenance SLAsOverviewThis Practice Note covers some of the key issues arising in software as a...
Ireland—Service levels in outsourcingThis Practice Note focuses on the key issues to consider when structuring service levels and remedies for failure...
The EU Digital Services ActThis Practice Note summarises Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and...
The EU Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts DirectiveThis Practice Note provides an overview of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993, also known...
EU Digital Services Act—progress trackerThis Practice Note tracks the developments related to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market For Digital...
Latest Ireland - Commercial Precedents
This Precedent service level agreement (SLA) is suitable for use as a service level schedule where the supplier is providing software as a service...
Ireland—Service level agreementThis is a Precedent service level agreement (SLA) suitable for use as a schedule or clauses in a larger agreement or,...
This Precedent service level agreement (SLA) is suitable for use as a schedule, or the clauses can be incorporated into a larger agreement, or...
Ireland—Deed of variationThis Deed is made on [date]PartiesWhen deciding which persons are needed as signatories to this deed, consider if any third...
Ireland—Letter notifying data subject of data breachThis letter can be used to notify individuals of a personal data breach. It incorporates...
Featured Ireland - Commercial content
Ireland—The relationship between Irish and English contract law
Ireland—The relationship between Irish and English contract lawThis Practice Note provides an overview of the general application and interpretation...
Ireland—Executing simple contracts and deeds
Ireland—Executing simple contracts and deedsThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the execution of simple contracts...
Ireland—Third party rights—the common law doctrine of privity of contract
Ireland—Third party rights—the common law doctrine of privity of contractThis Practice Note discusses the common law doctrine of privity of contract,...
Ireland—Exclusion and limitation of liability
Ireland—Exclusion and limitation of liabilityThis Practice Note provides guidance on the common law and statutory controls affecting exclusion and...
Ireland—Assigning rights under contracts
Ireland—Assigning rights under contractsWhat is an assignment?An assignment is an immediate transfer of an existing proprietary right, vested or...
Ireland—Protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights
Ireland—Protecting 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—Notice of assignment of contract—from assignee
Ireland—Notice of assignment of contract—from assigneeThis Precedent is a notice to be issued by the assignee to the original contractual counterparty...
Ireland—Sale of goods
Ireland—Sale 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—Supply of services
Ireland—Supply 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—Contract interpretation—implied terms
Ireland—Contract interpretation—implied termsThis Practice Note provides an overview of the distinction between express and implied terms and outlines...
Ireland—Execution formalities—partnerships
Ireland—Execution formalities—partnershipsThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on proper execution of simple contracts and deeds for general...
Associated legal terms
Carbon Capture and Storage
The process by which CO2 emissions from an emitter (usually a power station or large industrial unit) are separated from the exhaust gases and transported to a storage facility (usually depleted oil and gas fields) in order to reduce its effect on climate change.
ECC
Engineering Command Centre: Project management organisation implemented to improve interfacing between design, engineering, and contracting companies.
Winding-up priority order
The order in which members’ benefits are distributed on the winding up of a defined benefit scheme with an insolvent employer and a funding shortfall.
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