Contract Interpretation in The Republic of Ireland

Introduction

This webinar will provide a detailed insight into what commercial lawyers need to understand when seeking to interpret clauses in Irish commercial contracts.

This webinar is designed for all corporate and commercial law practitioners who need to advise their clients on commercial contracts and their interpretation.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Understand the Objective Test in contract interpretation
• How to apply the Plain Meaning Rule - identify when the literal wording of a contract governs and when it may be insufficient
• Use the Factual Matrix approach when interpreting obligations
• Apply the Maxims of contract interpretation - established principles to resolve ambiguities and conflicts in contracts
• Incorporate commercial common sense in contract interpretation
• Apply Contra Proferentum - the principles that ambiguous terms are construed against the party who drafted them
• Use Ejusdem Generis - interpret general terms in the context of specific examples in the contract
• Apply Expressio Unius - recognise when expression of one item implies the exclusion of others

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 11th November 2025

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