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The uncertain economic climate has led to unprecedented challenges in the banking and financial services sectors. It is more difficult than ever to get your deals done. Lexis+ Ireland - Banking & Financial Services gives you time-saving precedents,
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We provide guidance on investment, funds, debt markets, insurance, derivatives, and virtual assets, along with Central Bank regulation, investigations, and news on ISDA and
LMA documents.
Lending & credit support
Practice notes and precedents covering the creation and enforcement of bilateral facility agreements, security over different types of assets and guarantees in finance transactions.
Regulation of financial institutions in Ireland
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.
Key developments and horizon scanning
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.
International guidance
Q&A guides provide jurisdiction specific information and overviews on financial services litigation, securities litigation and fintech.
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Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services News
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/395 of 23 February 2026 amending the regulatory technical standards (RTS) laid down in Delegated Regulation...
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has written to the European Commission (EC) and the European Securities and Markets...
Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Practice Notes
1 Scope of this Practice Note:This Practice Note provides a high level overview of taking security over land in Ireland and includes:•the types of...
This Practice Note provides practical guidance on proper execution of simple contracts and deeds for general partnerships.For information relating to...
This resource kit contains a list of the key practical guidance available across Lexis+® UK that deals with artificial intelligence (AI). It is laid...
This Practice Note contains a table of international financial sanctions lists with links to the various lists and the regulatory bodies responsible...
What is credit support?Credit support is a means of a party reducing its credit risk on its counterparty. Credit support arrangements are also known...
Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Precedents
GeneralThis is a Precedent notice of default for use with an aircraft operating lease agreement where an event of default has occurred and is...
Using this Precedent Guarantee and Indemnity deedThis is a precedent bilateral guarantee and indemnity deed (Guarantee) which can be used to take a...
This precedent is a letter for use where:•a buyer is buying a business and/or an asset which is subject to a floating charge (the Charged Asset), or•a...
This is a precedent conditions precedent satisfaction letter for use by the lender of a bilateral facility whereby the lender is required to confirm...
GeneralThis Precedent can be used for a partial release of security and is intended for use in relation to a bilateral debenture or mortgage document...
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Ireland—Insurance portfolio transfers
Ireland—Insurance portfolio transfersScope of this Practice NoteThis Practice Note provides guidance on an insurance portfolio transfer pursuant...
CBI Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report 2025—Insurance
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 structure
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 debentures
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—Guarantees
Ireland—GuaranteesGuarantees are typically used in banking transactions as a form of collateral for a debt. In such circumstances, they are a...
Irish corporate tax revenue growing, with risks, says tax authority
Corporate tax payments have continued to bolster the Irish budget despite international tax initiatives like the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...
New Practice Note—Ireland—Releasing security
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Ireland—Regulation of payment services providers
Ireland—Regulation of payment services providersPayment service providers—the regulatory frameworkSI No 6/2018 EU (Payment Services) Regulations 2018...
Ireland—Regulation of crowdfunding in Ireland
Ireland—Regulation of crowdfunding in IrelandThis Practice Note discusses the regulation of crowdfunding in Ireland under Regulation (EU) 2020/1503...
Ireland—Releasing security
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 law
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 transactions
Ireland—Financial assistance in secured lending transactionsIntroductionSection 82 of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)) is a key...
Ireland—AIB to return €1.7bn to shareholders, including Irish state
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...
DORA Compliance: What is an ICT Service?
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 regulation
Ireland—Money laundering offences and regulationThis Practice Note looks at the principal money laundering offences in Ireland including the...
Metrics for law firm performance
Metrics for law firm performanceHow does an in-house lawyer measure the performance of their external law firms? Paul Gilbert sets out some...
EBA publishes final draft technical standards on Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation
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...
Associated legal terms
Article 22 and 29 exclusions
Exclusions which can be used to avoid dealing as agent or arranging a transaction by entering into such a transaction on the advice of an authorised person
Investment only
Refers to the provision of defined contribution pension services where the investment manager only offers investment management services as opposed to bundled, where the investment manager also manages the administration and member communication aspects.
Wholly-owned subsidiary
A company is said to be a 'wholly-owned subsidiary' of another company if it has no members except that other company and that other company's wholly-owned subsidiaries or persons acting on behalf of that other or its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
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