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A&L Goodbody has urged Northern Ireland businesses to "act now to start preparing for Brexit", in spite of uncertainty about the shape of the Brexit deal. The law firm issued the warning at a Brexit breakfast in Belfast this afternoon, hosted in partnership with the NI Chamber of Commerce &

Professor Colin Harvey, professor of human rights law at QUB School of Law, writes on the impact that Brexit could have on human rights in Northern Ireland. The impact of Brexit on human rights and equality in Northern Ireland is gaining increased attention. This is welcome. The public conversation

The latest edition of the Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly shines a special spotlight on the European Union after Brexit. The special issue, Vol 69 No 3, resulted from the "Brexit - 15 Months On" conference hosted at Queen's University Belfast last September.

Matheson and UCD Sutherland School of Law have jointly hosted the first Brexit-focused event at the newly-opened UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland. "Cultivating New Opportunities: The Agri-Food and Beverage Perspective on Brexit and China" heard from industry and legal experts, as well as Agricult

Data protection experts discussed the post-Brexit opportunities for Ireland at the official launch of Lewis Silkin's new Dublin office. Dale Sunderland, deputy commissioner at the Irish Data Protection Commission, and Joanne Redmond, director and associate counsel for international employment at Fac

It is crucial that alternative arrangements are made with Britain for the extradition of criminals ahead of Brexit, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said. Claire Loftus said that the problem was particularly acute given the shared border with the North and the pursuit of prosecutions against

Andy Wightman and others asked the Court of Session to make a judgment that Article 50 can be revoked unilaterally and unconditionally by the UK Parliament. The Court of Session has now agreed to refer this question to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the only court that can decide this matter a

The Inner House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh has ruled that a question about whether the UK's decision to leave the EU can be revoked should be answered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports. A judicial review

The notification, by the United Kingdom, of its intention to withdraw from the EU does not have the consequence that execution of a European arrest warrant issued by that member state must be refused or postponed. In the absence of substantial grounds to believe that the person who is the subject of

Belfast solicitor Ciaran O'Hare will raise delays in legacy inquests and the possible impact of Brexit at a two-day conference in Amsterdam this week. Mr O'Hare, of McIvor Farrell Solicitors, has been invited by the European Commission Victims of Terrorism Working Group to attend the conference on T

The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, has said that Ireland can be a "safe haven" amidst the "great uncertainty" of Brexit in a landmark speech given in New York. He highlighted the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit on the international legal system, with potential repercussions

The Common Travel Area (CTA) would continue to function as it currently does in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to a new "technical notice" published by the UK government. The guidance, published yesterday, states: "If you are an Irish citizen you would continue to have the right to enter a

Former Advocate General Dominic Grieve QC is set to discuss human rights, Brexit and the Irish border at Belfast International Arts Festival next month. Mr Grieve served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland between 2010-14.

Brexit has led to a spike in demand for immigration advice in Northern Ireland, according to a new investigation by The Detail. Citizens Advice Northern Ireland confirmed that it had seen an 80 per cent year-on-year rise in immigration queries from 873 in 2015/16 to 1,580 in 2016/17.

The DCU Brexit Institute has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with AIB, which joins law firm Arthur Cox as an official sponsor of the institute. The institute brings together experts from a number of DCU's faculties and schools, including the School of Law and Government.