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: A planned delay for key EU AI Act duties has come under question from Member States, which warn that the European Commission’s proposed approach...
Life sciences analysis: The European Commission published its Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal, a legislative proposal introducing targeted...
EU Law analysis: In its judgment of 19 November 2025 in Case T-367/23, the General Court of the European Union dismissed the action brought by Amazon...
The Council of the EU has announced that its has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament to revise the directive on package...
The European Commission has published a draft implementing regulation establishing rules for the set-up and operation of AI regulatory sandboxes. The...
Latest Ireland - Commercial Practice Notes
EU GDPR—adequacy decisions—trackerThis Practice Note is intended to be used to track the status of adequacy decisions relating to...
Ireland—Commercial horizon scanner 2025This Practice Note provides a summary of the key legal developments that are expected to impact Irish...
Ireland—Virtual closingsThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on how to exchange executed documents properly when one or more parties to a...
EU consumer protection—trackerThis document tracks and summarises key new and upcoming EU legislation (regulations and directives), guidance, and...
Conducting a product recall in the EU—food and drinkThis Practice Note covers the requirements and practicalities of product recalls for food and...
Latest Ireland - Commercial Precedents
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—Execution clause—partnership—contractThis Precedent is an execution clause for use by a partner on behalf of the partnership when entering...
Ireland—Execution clause—limited partnership—contractIreland—Execution clause—limited partnership—contract—Drafting NotesThese precedent execution...
Ireland—Policy—use of generative artificial intelligenceThis Precedent is a generative artificial intelligence policy for a company to use in relation...
Ireland—Data breach assessment and action planThis Precedent Data breach assessment and action plan can be used by your data protection officer (DPO)...
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
Depositary receipts
A negotiable (transferable) certificate or other instrument which confers contractual or property rights (other than rights consisting of options) in respect of any share (or certain other security) held by a depositary. Depositary receipts are also known as Global depositary receipts and Certificates representing certain securities and can be admitted to listing on the standard segment of the Official List under Chapter 18 of the Listing Rules.
Economic rights
A copyright owner (and performer) has certain economic rights that is rights which can be exploited for economic gain.
Yank the bank
Term in finance documents allowing the company to require any dissenting lender to transfer their rights to a new lender of choice, usually in return for being paid at par plus interest and break costs.
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