Brexit

Chief Constable George Hamilton The PSNI Chief Constable has warned there is a lack of clarity about post-Brexit policing and justice arrangements, the Irish Independent reports.

Jonathan Cooper OBE Barrister Jonathan Cooper OBE of Doughty Street Chambers looks at the protections guaranteed by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the consequences of its loss, especially for the LGBT community.

The Bar of Ireland believes Ireland can become a leading legal services centre if the Government can encourage private companies to use Irish law in the drafting of contracts, The Irish Times reports. Most multinationals in Europe use English law as the governing law of contract, but this could chan

The human rights and equality consequences of Brexit for the island of Ireland will be discussed at a meeting of the island's two human rights commissions in Dublin today. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) is hosting today's meeting of the statutory joint committee set up under

Declan Black Mason Hayes & Curran has reported a slight dip in turnover for the first time in decades amid the economic uncertainty created by Brexit.

The Bar of Ireland has launched a new initiative to promote Ireland as a world-leading centre of legal services after Brexit, with support from the IDA, the legal community and Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan.

Brexit poses inherent risks to the enjoyment of existing human rights in Northern Ireland, according to a new report published by the Human Rights Consortium. The RIGHTS AT RISK – Brexit, Human Rights and Northern Ireland report is the product of extensive research by the Consortium with its membe

Dr Vincent Power The number of Irish-centred M&A deals which are notified to Brussels could decline sharply after Brexit because they will lack sufficient EU turnover, A&L Goodbody has said.

Brexit could undermine the performance of Ireland's property market, according to a new report from Property Industry Ireland (PII). The Brexit and Ireland’s property sector report reviews the likely impact of Brexit on the Irish property market and identifies "some significant risks, but also som

The UK government has provided no detail on how it will protect consumer rights via shared legislation, shared mechanisms and cooperation with cross-border agencies post Brexit, a House of Lords sub-committee has reported. The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee today calls on the government to

A bid to encourage companies to use Ireland as a jurisdiction to settle legal disputes has received the Government’s support, The Irish Independent reports.

Plans for a new court to adjudicate on trade disputes with the EU are being drawn up by UK governmentministers in an attempt to resolve a dispute with Brussels over the role of the European Court of Justice after Brexit. Whitehall is reported as favouring a model under which the UK and EU would have

The chiefs of The Bar of Ireland and The Bar of Northern Ireland have welcomed Friday's Brexit agreement between the UK and EU. In a statement, chairpersons Paul McGarry SC and Liam McCollum QC said they welcomed "the recognition and protection afforded to the relevant key legal provisions".

Pictured: Senator Michael McDowell SC at Checkpoint Cathal Borders and broken agreements lie ahead if the UK government stays its course on Brexit, according to speakers at the Hibernian Law Journal's Checkpoint Cathal lecture in Dublin.

Ken Murphy The Law Society of Ireland has warned of anxiety among its members that Brexit will affect their ability to practise in England and Wales.