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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
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) published a paper on 25 March 2025 examining the impact of new EU and UK regulations on...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published guidelines on certain aspects of the suitability requirements and format of the...
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has issued its technical advice to the European Commission, recommending a...
Ireland-Banking & Financial Services analysis: This article was written by A&L Goodbody LLP and discusses multiple regulatory initiatives launched by...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its peer review report on the supervision of simple, transparent, and standardised...
Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Practice Notes
Ireland—Execution formalities—partnershipsThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on proper execution of simple contracts and deeds for general...
Ireland—Executing simple contracts and deedsThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the execution of simple contracts...
Ireland—Execution formalities—limited partnershipsThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the execution of simple contracts and deeds...
Ireland—Virtual closingsThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on how to exchange executed documents properly when one or more parties to a...
Execution of deeds—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out the requirements for executing deeds in various international jurisdictions. The table...
Latest Ireland - Banking & Financial Services Precedents
Ireland—Aircraft Owning Entity (AOE) Specific Power of Attorney[MSN xxx]POWER OF ATTORNEYOF[Insert name of Aircraft Owning Entity]AppointmentThis...
Ireland—Director’s certificate for a bilateral loan: guarantor/third-party security providerThis is a precedent director's certificate for use by the...
Ireland—Appointment of process agent letter: for a bilateral facility agreementAppointment of process agentThe general rule is that proceedings under...
Director's certificateThis is a Precedent director’s certificate for use by the borrower of a bilateral facility. .What is a director’s...
Bilateral debenture for a chargor incorporated as a limited company in Ireland to secure the chargor’s obligations to the lender on an all monies...
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Ireland—Aircraft Owning Entity (AOE) Specific Power of Attorney
Ireland—Aircraft Owning Entity (AOE) Specific Power of Attorney[MSN xxx]POWER OF ATTORNEYOF[Insert name of Aircraft Owning Entity]AppointmentThis...
Ireland—Director’s certificate for a bilateral loan: guarantor/third-party security provider
Ireland—Director’s certificate for a bilateral loan: guarantor/third-party security providerThis is a precedent director's certificate for use by the...
Ireland—Appointment of process agent letter: for a bilateral facility agreement
Ireland—Appointment of process agent letter: for a bilateral facility agreementAppointment of process agentThe general rule is that proceedings under...
Ireland—Director’s certificate for a bilateral loan: borrower
Director's certificateThis is a Precedent director’s certificate for use by the borrower of a bilateral facility. .What is a director’s...
Ireland—Debenture: single company chargor—bilateral—all monies
Bilateral debenture for a chargor incorporated as a limited company in Ireland to secure the chargor’s obligations to the lender on an all monies...
Ireland—Guarantee and indemnity: single company guarantor—bilateral—specific monies
Guarantee and indemnity deed from a company incorporated as a limited company in Ireland acting as guarantor, guaranteeing the obligations of a...
Ireland—Guarantee and indemnity: single company guarantor—bilateral—all monies
Guarantee and indemnity deed from a company incorporated as a limited company in Ireland acting as guarantor, guaranteeing the obligations of a...
Ireland—Legal opinion letter: Irish borrower entering into an unsecured bilateral facility agreement
Legal opinionIt is common practice to use legal opinions in the vast majority of finance transactions. They provide the addressee of the legal opinion...
Ireland—Demand letter—borrower
Letter of demandThis precedent demand letter is to be used when making demand for repayment from a borrower.Ireland—Demand letter—borrower[To be...
Ireland—Legal opinion letter: Irish borrower entering into a secured bilateral facility agreement
Legal opinionIt is common practice to use legal opinions in the vast majority of finance transactions. They provide the addressee of the legal opinion...
Ireland—Deed of release: for a debenture or mortgage—single company security provider—full release
Ireland—Deed of release: for a debenture or mortgage—single company security provider—full releaseGeneralThis Precedent can be used for full release...
Ireland—Loan agreement and charge—individuals
The Lender(s) should comprise the name(s) of all of the lending individual(s), listed separately as (1), (2) etc. The Borrowers should comprise the...
Ireland—Guarantee and indemnity: cross guarantee from group companies—bilateral—all monies
Cross guarantee and indemnity deed by companies incorporated as limited companies in Ireland acting as guarantors, guaranteeing the obligations of...
Ireland—Letter of non-crystallisation of a floating charge under a security agreement
Letter of non-crystallisationThis precedent is a letter for use where:•a buyer is buying a business and/or an asset which is subject to a floating...
Ireland—Demand letter—guarantor
Ireland—Demand letter—guarantor[To be printed on headed notepaper of the lender making demand]Service of the DemandThe demand must be served in...
Ireland—Specimen signatures of authorised signatories of a company for use in a bilateral loan transaction
Ireland—Specimen signatures of authorised signatories of a company for use in a bilateral loan transaction[insert date]Confirmation of...
Ireland—Proforma checklist of documents for execution at signing and completion meetings in loan transactions
Ireland—Proforma checklist of documents for execution at signing and completion meetings in loan transactionsProforma checklist of documents for...
Ireland—Board minutes—Board minutes for the approval or ratification of the company's entry into a guarantee
Ireland—Board minutes—Board minutes for the approval or ratification of the company's entry into a guaranteeCOMPANY NUMBER: [insert number][insert...
Associated legal terms
Means in the context of the interpretation of statutes and other documents
A provision that a word meaning a particular thing or things restricts its meaning to the thing or things specified.
Nominal rate of return
A rate of return expressed only in monetary terms, ie not adjusted for inflation.
Traded company
As defined in CA 2006, s 360C, a company with any shares which (a) carry rights to vote at general meetings, and (b) are admitted to trading on a UK regulated market or an EU regulated market by or with the consent of the company.
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