Brexit

A legal challenge to Brexit that was rejected by the High Court in Belfast will be appealed all the way to the UK Supreme Court. Solicitor Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors, representing victims' campaigner Raymond McCord, said: "No single precedent exists that categorically proves or dispr

The High Court in Belfast has refused two landmark judicial reviews challenging the UK government's ability to activate Article 50 and withdraw from the European Union. The judicial reviews were brought by victims' campaigner Raymond McCord and a cross-community group of MLAs from Sinn Féin, the SD

All eyes will be on Belfast tomorrow morning as the High Court delivers its judgment in a case aimed at preventing Northern Ireland from leaving the European Union. The judicial review lodged by victims' campaigner Raymond McCord argues that the United Kingdom's exit from the EU as a whole would be

Finance Minister Michael Noonan Ireland is bidding to become the new home of the European Banking Authority (EBA) after the United Kingdom leaves the EU, the Government has announced.

Pictured (l-r): John McGrane, Director General, British Irish Chamber of Commerce, Niall FitzGerald KBE DSA and Julian Yarr, Managing Partner, A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody addressed leading businesspeople on the implications of Brexit for Ireland and the possible opportunities at a private even

Eileen Weinert of media law specialist practice Wiggin The UK will implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in spite of Brexit, according to a specialist London firm.

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has insisted Northern Ireland's interests will be protected in Brexit talks despite failing to secure a seat on a crucial Government committee.

The solicitor representing victims’ campaigner Raymond McCord in his challenge to the Brexit process in the High Court in Belfast has said he is encouraged by separate proceedings concluding in London today. Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors travelled to London alongside barrister Conan F

Sabine Walsh, MII president The Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) will develop strategies to meet the challenges posed by Brexit and escalating conflicts at its annual conference, which began in Louth today.

Two Northern Ireland lawyers acting for victims' campaigner Raymond McCord in his challenge to the Brexit process in the High Court in Belfast yesterday performed a watching brief in the separate Brexit cases currently underway in London. Solicitor Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors and barr

Key figures in the Law Society of Northern Ireland have met Lord Dunlop to discuss the implications of Brexit on Northern Ireland.

Police recorded a 41 per cent increase in hate crime incidents in the month after the UK's Brexit vote, according to new UK government figures. A statistical bulletin from the Home Office reports there were 5,468 offences recorded in July 2016 compared to 3,886 offences in July 2015.

No criminals in Ireland will benefit from the UK's decision to leave the European Union, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has insisted after a meeting with Michel Barnier, the chief negotiator for the European Commission in relation to the UK exiting the EU. Ms Fitzgerald, in her capacity as Tán

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire The UK government is planning to work with the Irish government to strengthen the external border of the Common Travel Area (CTA) after Brexit, The Guardian reports.

Kevin Hanratty, director of the Consortium The Human Rights Consortium, which took a neutral position in the EU referendum, has joined a legal challenge against the Brexit process as an applicant.