Practice notes and precedents covering the creation and enforcement of bilateral facility agreements, security over different types of assets and guarantees in finance transactions.
Guidance on the authorisation and supervision of Irish financial institutions and the regulation of a wide range of areas include anti money laundering, fintech, payment services and e-money, credit, insurance and crowdfunding.
Transactional lawyers need to stay on top of market changes. We track developments of key industry bodies such as the LMA and ISDA as well as hot topics to help keep you updated.
Q&A guides provide jurisdiction specific information and overviews on financial services litigation, securities litigation and fintech.
The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (Markets in Cryptoassets Regulation (MiCA)) with...
The European Central Bank (ECB) has confirmed that, from 2 July 2025, 24 additional banks will be incorporated into the euro short-term rate (€STR)...
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has published its response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) consultation on the draft...
The European Commission has launched a consultation on a draft delegated decision concerning the provisional equivalence for third-country insurers...
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published its updated OTC derivatives compliance calendar, highlighting key regulatory...
Ireland—Banking & Financial Services horizon scanner 2025This horizon scanner tracks key dates and developments affecting the Irish Banking &...
The UK regulation of crowdfunding platforms—essentialsScope of this Practice NoteThis Practice Note focuses on the UK regulatory issues faced by...
Ireland—Regulation of crowdfunding in IrelandThis Practice Note discusses the regulation of crowdfunding in Ireland under Regulation (EU) 2020/1503...
EU regulation of cryptoassetsThis Practice Note focuses on the approach of EU authorities and regulators (ie, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and...
E-signatures—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out how e-signatures are used in various international jurisdictions. The table provides a...
Guarantee and indemnity deed from a company incorporated as a limited company in Ireland acting as guarantor, guaranteeing the obligations of a...
Ireland—Specimen signatures of authorised signatories of a company for use in a bilateral loan transaction[insert date]Confirmation of...
Cross guarantee and indemnity deed by companies incorporated as limited companies in Ireland acting as guarantors, guaranteeing the obligations of...
Director's certificateThis is a Precedent director’s certificate for use by the borrower of a bilateral facility. .What is a director’s...
Ireland—Confidentiality agreement—mutualThis Agreement is made on [insert date]PartiesCheck that the parties named in the contract are correct. If...
There has been ongoing debate regarding the scope of the definition of ‘ICT services’ under DORA, even in the final push towards the DORA...
Ireland—Insurance portfolio transfersScope of this Practice NoteThis Practice Note provides guidance on an insurance portfolio transfer pursuant...
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has just published its Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report 2025.As part of the new supervisory...
Ireland—Legal opinions—uses, scope and structureLegal opinions are invariably used in cross-border financing transactions. They are usually either a...
Ireland—Key features of debenturesDebentures are used in many types of financing where it is desirable to take security over all of the assets of a...
Ireland—GuaranteesGuarantees are typically used in banking transactions as a form of collateral for a debt. In such circumstances, they are a...
Corporate tax payments have continued to bolster the Irish budget despite international tax initiatives like the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...
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Ireland—Regulation of payment services providersPayment service providers—the regulatory frameworkSI No 6/2018 EU (Payment Services) Regulations 2018...
Ireland—Regulation of crowdfunding in IrelandThis Practice Note discusses the regulation of crowdfunding in Ireland under Regulation (EU) 2020/1503...
Ireland—Releasing securityIntroductionTo deal with the discharge and release of security, it is necessary to consider:•the conditions to be satisfied...
Differences between Irish insurance and UK insurance lawThis Practice Note examines the key differences between Irish insurance law and UK insurance...
Ireland—Financial assistance in secured lending transactionsIntroductionSection 82 of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)) is a key...
AIB Group Plc announced €1.7bn worth of shareholder rewards, including a planned €700m cash dividend, after a 170% surge in profits for 2023.The...
The definition of ‘ICT services’ under DORA is intentionally broad, and encompasses digital and data services provided through ICT systems on an...
Ireland—Money laundering offences and regulationThis Practice Note looks at the principal money laundering offences in Ireland including the...
Metrics for law firm performanceHow does an in-house lawyer measure the performance of their external law firms? Paul Gilbert sets out some...
The EBA has published three sets of final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and one set of final draft ITS relating to the authorisation as...
SCCO Guide defines this as the rules'>Civil Procedure Rules which, supplemented by their practice directions, govern the procedure to be followed in most civil cases brought in the SCCO. The text of the CPR and the practice directions are set out in practitioner’s books such as the Civil Court Practice and may also be found on the justice.gov.uk website.
Arbitration administered by an arbitral institution. Generally, an institutional arbitration is conducted in accordance with the arbitral institution’s own arbitration rules, such as the LCIA Arbitration rules. Institutional arbitration is also referred to as administered arbitration, but arbitrations can be administered by other bodies too, such as trade associations.
A legal document that enables an individual (the donor) to appoint one or more people (attorneys or donees) to make decisions on their behalf in respect of either their property and financial affairs or health and welfare. The attorneys’ powers under a registered LPA continue after the incapacity of the donor.