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 EU-Israel association agreement governing political and trade relations between the two parties will face scrutiny over alleged human-rights...
MLex: Meta Platforms has been ‘responsive’ to the Irish privacy watchdog’s requests to implement ‘significant’ measures regarding the potential impact...
MLex: The European Commission has warned 19 EU countries that they could face lawsuits at the European Court of Justice if they fail to pass national...
MLex: Meta Platforms can start its Meta AI service in Europe on 27 May 2025, after the Irish privacy watchdog said today the social-media company has...
MLex: Conducting a data protection impact assessment for AI systems is a fundamental compliance requirement under the GDPR and should not be treated...
Latest Ireland - Commercial Practice Notes
Ireland—Negotiation guide: IT contractsIntroductionThis Practice Note provides a negotiation guide for IT contracts, covering topics relevant to IT...
EU consumer protection cases trackerThis tracker is intended to be used to track the relevant cases related to consumer law. It includes relevant...
Ireland—Commercial horizon scanner 2025This Practice Note provides a summary of the key legal developments that are expected to impact Irish...
EU Digital Services Act—progress trackerThis Practice Note tracks the developments related to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market For Digital...
E-signatures—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out how e-signatures are used in various international jurisdictions. The table provides a...
Latest Ireland - Commercial Precedents
This Precedent is a supply of goods agreement for use in a long term business-to-business (B2B) arrangement for the supply of goods. It is drafted...
GeneralThis Precedent services agreement (ongoing supply)–short form is intended for use in a business-to-business (B2B) transaction for the supply of...
This Precedent services agreement—one-off supply—pro-customer is intended for use in a business to business (B2B) transaction for the supply of...
This Precedent is a governing law clause, sometimes known as an applicable law clause or a choice of law clause. The governing law clause is...
Ireland—Counterparts clauseCounterpartsA counterparts clause is a common boilerplate clause which provides that the parties to an agreement may...
Featured Ireland - Commercial content
Ireland—Negotiation guide: IT contracts
Ireland—Negotiation guide: IT contractsIntroductionThis Practice Note provides a negotiation guide for IT contracts, covering topics relevant to IT...
Ireland—Supply of goods agreement—pro-supplier
This Precedent is a supply of goods agreement for use in a long term business-to-business (B2B) arrangement for the supply of goods. It is drafted...
Ireland—Supply of services agreement (ongoing supply)—short form
GeneralThis Precedent services agreement (ongoing supply)–short form is intended for use in a business-to-business (B2B) transaction for the supply of...
Ireland—Services agreement—one-off supply—pro-customer
This Precedent services agreement—one-off supply—pro-customer is intended for use in a business to business (B2B) transaction for the supply of...
Ireland—Governing law clause
This Precedent is a governing law clause, sometimes known as an applicable law clause or a choice of law clause. The governing law clause is...
Ireland—Counterparts clause
Ireland—Counterparts clauseCounterpartsA counterparts clause is a common boilerplate clause which provides that the parties to an agreement may...
Ireland—Declaration of a director’s interests in a proposed transaction or arrangement—general notice
Ireland—Declaration of a director’s interests in a proposed transaction or arrangement—general noticeThe directors[Insert name of company]...
Ireland—Resolution resolving directors' conflicts
Ireland—Resolution resolving directors' conflictsThis Precedent sets out the wording for an ordinary resolution to allow the directors of a private...
Ireland—Execution clause—partnership—contract
Ireland—Execution clause—partnership—contractThis Precedent execution clause is for use by a partner on behalf of the partnership when entering into a...
Ireland—Website acceptable use policy
This Precedent website acceptable use policy (also known as an AUP) governs how a user may gain access to and use a website. It is part of a suite of...
Ireland—EU GDPR—2021 standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data to third countries—module two—controller to processor
Ireland—EU GDPR—2021 standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data to third countries—module two—controller to processorThis...
Ireland—Contract review clause
This Precedent is a contract review clause which gives the contracting parties the opportunity to review both parties’ performance of the contract and...
Ireland—Data breach report form—internal
Ireland—Data breach report form—internalThis Precedent Data breach report form can be used by staff to notify your data protection officer or head of...
Ireland—Adjudication clause—commercial contracts (non-construction)
This Precedent is a short form clause providing for non-mandatory adjudication in the event of a dispute arising out of a commercial,...
Ireland—Data sharing agreement—controller to controller
GeneralThis precedent data sharing agreement is for use when an independent controller wishes to disclose or share personal data with another party,...
Ireland—Sub-contract agreement
This Precedent sub-contract agreement (also referred to as a back to back agreement) is for use where a contractor party under a main or prime...
Ireland—Request for consent to assignment
This Precedent request for consent to assignment is intended to be used where a commercial contract expressly prohibits assignment, or specifies that...
Associated legal terms
EGM
See Extraordinary general meeting (EGM).
Par
The face value of a security at which it will be redeemed by the borrower at maturity
Party Autonomy
In arbitration, the parties’ freedom to determine, for example, the procedure to be followed by the tribunal and parties. Party autonomy is often cited as one of the distinct features and advantages of arbitration.
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