Laurenz Boss, BL

This Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the execution of simple contracts and deeds by limited partnerships formed under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (Ireland). It considers the requirements for contracting with a limited partnership. It also considers the authority of general partners to execute simple contracts and deeds as well as the formal requirements of execution of simple contacts and deeds by a limited partnership. It looks at when a document should be executed as a deed and other practical considerations for limited partnerships entering into contracts and deeds.

These precedent execution clauses are for use by a limited partnership entering into a simple contract (rather than a deed). Two alternative execution clauses are given: one for a contract signed by an individual general partner and the other for a contract signed on behalf of a corporate general partner.

These precedent execution clauses are for use by a limited partnership entering into a deed (rather than a simple contract). Four alternative execution clauses are given: for a deed executed by an individual general partner in the presence of a witness, for a deed executed by an authorised signatory in the presence of the individual general partner and one witness, for a deed executed by an individual general partner who acknowledges their signature in the presence of a witness who attests the signature for a deed executed by a corporate general partner using the company seal acting by a single director and the secretary.