Brexit

Richard Murphy General counsel at the UK's biggest companies are less confident about Brexit readiness than board members, according to a new report launched in Belfast by Pinsent Masons.

Professor Stephen Tierney There is a "real risk" that the UK government will struggle to pass essential legislation on leaving the EU before a vote on the final Brexit deal – with almost half of the bills needed yet to be introduced to Parliament.

Pictured (l-r): Brian O’Gorman, Joaquín Almunia and Federico Fabbrini Arthur Cox hosted a recent DCU Brexit Institute conference on the implications of Brexit on Ireland's financial services industry.

Michael Jackson Onshoring of IP to Ireland rather than the UK has become a "dividend" of the Brexit process, the managing partner of Matheson has said.

Lady Hale Lady Hale, president of the UK Supreme Court, has outlined concerns that the Brexit bill will put judges in the position of making "political" decisions about EU jurisprudence.

Brexit risks breaching the Good Friday Agreement without the urgent implementation of "safeguarding measures", according to the human rights commissions in both jurisdictions. The joint committee of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissi

The UK government has failed to produce solutions on how consumers will be protected in the wake of Brexit, according to the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee, which has published the government’s response to its report Brexit: will consumers be protected?. The committee’s report, publishe

Leading human rights groups and experts have called for all people in Northern Ireland to retain their rights as EU citizens after Brexit. In a letter to The Irish Times, they said rights "should not be conditional upon a requirement to declare Irish citizenship, in line with the guarantees of equal

The draft Brexit agreement between the EU and the UK contains strong commitments to the Good Friday Agreement, the Belfast-based Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) has said. The human rights group has published its initial comments on the draft agreement, made public last week by the E

Bernadette McCloskey Belfast-based Shean Dickson Merrick Solicitors is expanding into larger premises as it anticipates increased demand amid the "huge impact" of Brexit, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Barry Crushell Barry Crushell, director and legal counsel at Aperture Partners, writes on a recent case concerning employment rights and Brexit.

Most UK law firms have not drawn up a Brexit business plan, according to a new Smith & Williamson survey of senior partners. Only 23 per cent of senior partners said that they had a business plan for dealing with Brexit, despite 60 per cent of more than 100 managing partners at firms in all UK j

Constitution Society President Sir Malcolm Jack with Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP The following is the full transcript of the speech given by Dominic Grieve QC MP, former Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland (2010-14), at the Constitution Society’s Inaugu

Pictured (l-r): Conference participants Brian O'Gorman, Federico Fabbrini, Julia King, and Enrico Letta. The Dublin offices of Arthur Cox recently played host to a DCU Brexit Institute conference on Brexit, Climate and Energy Policy.

The British Irish Chamber of Commerce (BICC), sponsored by KPMG and Ulster Bank, has announced the launch of a year-long programme of events on the challenges and opportunities of Brexit.