Practice notes and precedents covering contract formation, execution, interpretation and variation in Ireland to help you confidently negotiate, execute and manage robust commercial agreements.
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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.
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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...
Ireland—Negotiation guide: IT contractsIntroductionThis Practice Note provides a negotiation guide for IT contracts, covering topics relevant to IT...
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...
Ireland—Declaration of a director’s interests in a proposed transaction or arrangement—general noticeThe directors[Insert name of company]...
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—contractThis Precedent execution clause is for use by a partner on behalf of the partnership when entering into a...
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 processorThis...
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—internalThis Precedent Data breach report form can be used by staff to notify your data protection officer or head of...
This Precedent is a short form clause providing for non-mandatory adjudication in the event of a dispute arising out of a commercial,...
GeneralThis precedent data sharing agreement is for use when an independent controller wishes to disclose or share personal data with another party,...
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...
This Precedent request for consent to assignment is intended to be used where a commercial contract expressly prohibits assignment, or specifies that...
See Extraordinary general meeting (EGM).
The face value of a security at which it will be redeemed by the borrower at maturity
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.