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David Stanton The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has launched an Irish law version of its industry-standard Master Agreement as part of its post-Brexit strategy.

Researchers looking at Brexit and the law yesterday presented their findings at the Northern Ireland Executive's office in Brussels.

The head of Irish law firm Matheson has warned businesses to make contingency plans for all Brexit options as delays in the political process increase the risk of a hard Brexit. Managing partner Michael Jackson spoke at a Brexit summit hosted by the Financial Times in London yesterday, alongside Eur

Phillip Lee UK justice minister Phillip Lee has resigned over the government's Brexit policy ahead of a vote on whether or not to give MPs a decisive say on the final deal with the EU.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has halted plans to sell off three police stations in border counties due to uncertainty over Brexit. The force described the move, long speculated about in the media, as a "precautionary step".

Lord Kerr Lord Kerr will deliver a lecture on Brexit to the Northern Ireland Planning Bar Association (NIPBA) next month, the association has announced.

The High Court has made a further request for a preliminary ruling the CJEU regarding the effect of Brexit on EU citizens who have been ordered for surrender to the UK under European Arrest Warrants. Explaining that there was no mandate on the CJEU to “act without delay” on the reference already

It would be regrettable if Brexit undermined the efforts made to build constructive relationships across these islands in the last 20 years, writes Professor Colin Harvey of Queen's University Belfast' School of Law. The island of Ireland is entering new constitutional and political terrain. One par

The UK government is planning to strengthen its position on Brexit through a series of appointments to the House of Lords, The Guardian reports. Around 10 Conservative peers will join the chamber, as well as three Labour peers and either one or two Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) peers, sources told

Regulators in France and Belgium are allowing English lawyers to requalify even if they do not speak the local languages in an attempt to bring commercial legal work to their jurisdictions after Brexit. Officials at the Law Society told The Brief that bar heads in France and Belgium are encouraging

A High Court judge will refer the case of a man wanted in Northern Ireland on a murder charge to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for determination on the impact of Brexit on extraditions to the UK. The man is facing charges of murder and rape in Northern Ireland and was arrested in

Pictured (l-r): Andrea Coscelli, Micaela Diver, and Alan Hunter, chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland The Law Society of Northern Ireland yesterday hosted a seminar considering competition law now and after Brexit.

A House of Lords sub-committee has called on the UK government to propose an effective system for dispute resolution and enforcement in respect of both the proposed EU withdrawal agreement and the future UK-EU relationship. In its report published today, Dispute resolution and enforcement after Brex

Pictured (l-r): Hugh Cummins, Ronan Dunne, Siobhan McCabe, Sean McElligott, Andrew Tzialli, Amanda Jayne Comyn, and Philip Lee in front. Philip Lee has announced the opening of its first UK office in London in order to capitalise on the opportunities of Brexit, along with the appointment of five new

Matheson welcomed EU Commissioner Phil Hogan as guest speaker at its most recent Leadership Series Brexit briefing in Dublin.