Brexit

DLA Piper's chairman emeritus, US Senator George Mitchell, arrived in Dublin this week for the official launch of the global law firm's Irish office. The Irish office, led by country managing partner David Carthy, has already made a number of significant partner hires and says it will continue to ex

English and Welsh lawyers who obtained a practising certificate in Ireland as part of their Brexit preparations may still not be allowed to practise before the EU courts, according to reports. A letter sent by the Law Society of Ireland and seen by The Irish Times, dated 25 March 2019, states that s

Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the launch of a Dublin office out of concern about the impact of Brexit on its Irish law insurance practice. Insurance and reinsurance partner Garrett Moore, who is qualified in Ireland and in England and Wales, has been appointed to lead the firm's first

The UK Government and Irish Government have reaffirmed their commitment to the Common Travel Area (CTA) in a memorandum of understanding signed yesterday. The four-page document, signed and published yesterday afternoon ahead of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIGC), states that the

The UK Government and Irish Government will today sign a memorandum of understanding on citizens' rights after Brexit. The text of the agreement has not yet been published, but is said to include commitments on the continued operation of the Common Travel Area (CTA) and reciprocal access to welfare.

English and Welsh solicitors are continuing to join the Irish roll of solicitors in significant numbers nearly three years on from the Brexit vote, new figures reveal. A total of 2,772 solicitors from England and Wales have been admitted to the Irish roll, according to the latest Law Society of Irel

Professor Tobias Lock of Maynooth University Department of Law has been appointed constitutional advisor to a Scottish Parliament committee. The one-year appointment will see him support the work of the devolved legislature's culture, tourism, Europe and external affairs committee in all constitutio

Representatives of the barrister profession on both sides of the border focused on the impact of Brexit on the legal and justice sectors at the seventh annual Joint North South Bar Meeting.

Senior lawyers from across Europe have been welcomed to Dublin today to address the EU Bar Association's (EUBA) annual conference. The EU Bar Association is a specialist bar association for Irish barristers who practise in the area of EU law.

Arthur Cox welcomed the DCU Brexit Institute to its offices for a major Brexit conference addressed by former president Mary McAleese. The "Brexit, the Terms of Withdrawal and the Framework of Future EU-UK Relations" conference took place at the firm's offices on Friday.

Insurance risk and commercial law specialists BLM has announced plans to recruit 10 more lawyers in Dublin as it anticipates increased demand due to Brexit. The firm currently employs 110 people across its offices in Dublin, Belfast and Derry, and this will grow to 120 by the end of 2019 - partly in

Lawyers from EU jurisdictions would no longer be offered preferential treatment when qualifying in England and Wales if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales has today confirmed rule changes which would take effect in the even

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Vote Leave Limited £40,000 for sending out thousands of unsolicited text messages in the run up to the 2016 EU referendum. An ICO investigation found that Vote Leave sent 196,154 text messages promoting the aims of the Leave campaign with t

Thom Brooks, Dean and professor of law and government at Durham Law School, writes on the latest development in the Brexit saga. Theresa May’s attempt to secure parliament’s approval for her Brexit deal this month has been dealt an almost certainly fatal blow.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has arrived in New York to take part in a programme of events to mark St Patrick's Day. During his seven-day visit, the minister will speak with senior US legal and judicial figures on developments in Ireland, including Brexit and on the Government-backed initiative