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
MLex: The European Commission has released a template requiring AI developers to disclose training data under the EU AI Act. However, the scope of a...
EU analysis: Theresa Ehlen and Lutz Riede, partners; Laéna Bouafy, senior associate; Verena Kirchmair, associate; Julia Utzerath, senior knowledge...
The EU and US agreed on 27 July 2025 to a trade deal setting a 15% tariff on most European exports, including cars and semiconductors. Steel and...
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....
Latest Ireland - Commercial Practice Notes
EU consumer protection cases trackerThe EU consumer protection cases tracker is intended to track key cases related to consumer law. It includes...
EU consumer protection—trackerThis document tracks and summarises key new and upcoming EU legislation (regulations and directives), guidance, and...
UK GDPR enforcement by the Information Commissioner’s Office—trackerThis Practice Note tracks enforcement actions in the UK by the UK Information...
Ireland—Commercial horizon scanner 2025This Practice Note provides a summary of the key legal developments that are expected to impact Irish...
The revised EU eIDAS Regulation (EU eIDAS 2.0)This Practice Note provides an overview of Regulation (EU) 910/2014 (eIDAS Regulation), as amended by...
Latest Ireland - Commercial Precedents
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...
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—Confidentiality agreement—mutualThis Agreement is made on [insert date]PartiesCheck that the parties named in the contract are correct. If...
Ireland—Deed of assignmentThis Deed is made on [date]PartiesThe parties clause should clearly and unambiguously identify the parties to the agreement....
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
FDP
Funded Decommissioning Programme: An Operator planning to construct a new nuclear power station must have an FDP in place approved by the Secretary of State prior to commencement of construction and must comply with this programme thereafter. This will include a commitment to pay into a secure, bankruptcy-remote and independently managed fund to cover all the costs of decommissioning, clean up and disposing of the waste. Obligations relating to FDPs are contained in the Energy Act 2008. The Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board (NLFAB) is an independent body established by the Secretary of State to provide impartial scrutiny and advice on the suitability of an FDP submitted by a nuclear operator.
Honest comment (Commercial)
A defence to defamation claims which protects statements of opinion based on substantially true facts (to which it refers in at least general terms) on a matter of public interest and capable of being made by an honest person, however prejudiced or obstinate.
Judicial review of immigration and asylum cases
Challenging by way of a claim to review the lawfulness (judicial review) of those decisions of the Secretary of State and immigration officers in immigration and asylum cases that do not constitute appealable 'immigration decisions'; also such challenges to certain decisions of the Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the First-tier and Upper Tribunals.
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