Practice notes and precedents covering contract formation, execution, interpretation and variation in Ireland to help you confidently negotiate, execute and manage robust commercial agreements.
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.
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.
Our legislation, cases, initiatives and progress trackers keep you up to date with all the latest developments affecting commercial lawyers in Ireland.
The European Commission's AI Office held a webinar on 28 November 2024 to explore the architecture of the AI Act. The event formed part of the AI Pact...
The European Commission has published the November 2024 infringement package, which outlines the EU Member States facing action for failing to meet...
The European Commission has announced that the first 19 designated very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large search engines (VLOSEs) must...
On 22 November 2024, the last scheduled day of the 29th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29)...
On 20 November 2024, the tenth day of the 29th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) focused...
Doing business in: IrelandUpdated in October 2024IntroductionIreland is consistently ranked as one of the most attractive locations globally in which...
Ireland—Exclusion and limitation of liabilityThis Practice Note provides guidance on the common law and statutory controls affecting exclusion and...
The EU Omnibus DirectiveThis Practice Note provides an overview of the key amendments introduced to various EU consumer protection legislation by...
EU Digital Services Act—progress trackerThis Practice Note tracks the developments related to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market For Digital...
Key EU consumer legislation—summaryThis Practice Note sets out a brief description of the main consumer directives and regulations that businesses...
Ireland—Website privacy policyThis Precedent provides a general framework for a website privacy policy that provides data subjects with information...
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—Declaration of a director’s interests in a proposed transaction or arrangement—general noticeThe directors[Insert name of company]...
This Precedent is for use where one party is providing information to another on a non-confidential basis. This is intended to cover the situation...
This Precedent is a short form letter of variation intended to be used in situations where:•there is an existing contract between two or more...
Doing business in: IrelandUpdated in October 2024IntroductionIreland is consistently ranked as one of the most attractive locations globally in which...
Ireland—Website privacy policyThis Precedent provides a general framework for a website privacy policy that provides data subjects with information...
Ireland—Exclusion and limitation of liabilityThis Practice Note provides guidance on the common law and statutory controls affecting exclusion and...
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...
The EU Omnibus DirectiveThis Practice Note provides an overview of the key amendments introduced to various EU consumer protection legislation by...
EU Digital Services Act—progress trackerThis Practice Note tracks the developments related to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market For Digital...
Key EU consumer legislation—summaryThis Practice Note sets out a brief description of the main consumer directives and regulations that businesses...
Ireland—Declaration of a director’s interests in a proposed transaction or arrangement—general noticeThe directors[Insert name of company]...
EU and EEA data protection supervisory authoritiesA key objective of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the EU...
Ireland—IP and mediationThis Practice Note provides an overview of the mediation process and some of the key practical issues that a practitioner...
This Precedent is for use where one party is providing information to another on a non-confidential basis. This is intended to cover the situation...
This Precedent is a short form letter of variation intended to be used in situations where:•there is an existing contract between two or more...
GeneralThis Precedent is a variation agreement between two parties, used to document changes to an existing contract between the same parties....
EU consumer protection—trackerThis document tracks and summarises key new and upcoming EU legislation (regulations and directives), guidance, and...
Ireland—The relationship between Irish and English contract lawThis Practice Note provides an overview of the general application and interpretation...
Ireland—Contracts—formation and interpretationThis Practice Note provides an overview of the essential components required to create a valid and...
Execution of contracts—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out the requirements for executing simple contracts in various international jurisdictions....
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...
The highest credit rating for a bond or company.
This is foreign lawyer (other than a European lawyer) registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.
retained EU law is a legal concept describing EU-derived rights and legislation the UK plans to preserve in UK law after Brexit. It is a defined term under EU(WA)A 2020, and the collective term given to the body of EU-derived laws the UK plans to preserve and convert into domestic UK law once the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 comes into full effect.