Brexit

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.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny Ireland will host an all-island Civic Dialogue on Brexit, starting with a meeting in Dublin in November, the Government has announced.

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has said Northern Ireland's interests will be protected in Brexit talks.

Liam Quirke A leading lawyer has said Ireland needs to eliminate barriers to entry for UK-based multinationals and personnel considering a move in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Elizabeth Denham The UK's newly-installed information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has called for the UK to implement upcoming EU data protection laws in spite of the Brexit vote.

London firm Slaughter and May is paying for more of its lawyers to join the roll of solicitors in Ireland following the Brexit vote, Legal Week reports. The firm has already provided funding for 10 of its lawyers to join the roll, though only a handful have been admitted so far.

Jonathan Jones Two and a half dozen in-house lawyers have been recruited to a dedicated Whitehall team focussed on the Brexit negotiations, The Times reports.

The issues particular to Northern Ireland in the two Brexit challenges before the High Court in Belfast will be heard at the hearing on 4-5 October, a judge has ruled. Challenges are brought by Raymond McCord, a victims’ rights campaigner whose son was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997, an

Michael Jackson, managing partner at Matheson Irish students have been invited to explore new ways of growing the economy after Brexit in a new Matheson essay competition.

Attorney General John Larkin QC Attorney General John Larkin QC is set to become involved in two Brexit challenges before the High Court.

Attorney General John Larkin QC Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC could involve himself in two Brexit cases to be heard by the High Court.