Northern Ireland is a distinct legal jurisdiction, so the answer depends on your documents. Agreements governed by English law with England and Wales jurisdiction are answered by an agent here, while Northern Irish law documents raise their own service arrangements. We support cross border transactions involving Northern Irish parties on both patterns.
Northern Irish parties, English law paper
Businesses in Northern Ireland regularly contract under English law, particularly in finance, where lenders' standard documents give jurisdiction to the courts of England and Wales. In that pattern the Northern Irish party is asked to appoint an agent for service in England and Wales exactly as an overseas company would be, and our standard appointment, from £125 per year and usually confirmed within 24 hours, answers it.
Documents governed by Northern Irish law
Where the operative document is governed by the law of Northern Ireland with jurisdiction there, service follows Northern Irish procedure and the parties' local solicitors advise on arrangements for that document. Cross border deals often carry both kinds of paper at once, and the appointment should map precisely onto the documents that name an England and Wales agent, no more and no less.
Local intelligence on cross border structures
Our team is experienced with agreements involving Northern Irish and English law elements together, from property finance to corporate transactions, and will confirm clearly which documents our appointment covers. Send your document list through the order form and we will structure cover to fit, liaising with solicitors on both sides where useful.