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Sarah Henry, solicitor with Newry-based Granite Immigration Law, looks at the EU Settlement Scheme more than three years after its launch in March 2019. Where do EEA citizens and other beneficiaries of the scheme stand now? The vast majority of EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens who were UK residents by th

Certain new laws risk undermining the rights, safeguards and equality protections in the Northern Ireland protocol, the human rights and equality watchdogs in Northern Ireland have warned. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland have publ

The Brussels office of the UK's law societies will close in November. Opened in 1991, the office represents the profession to the EU and monitors legislative developments in the bloc.

Controversial legislation which will allow the UK government to unilaterally disapply parts of the Northern Ireland protocol has cleared a major parliamentary hurdle. The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill was approved at second reading in the House of Commons by 295-221, with Conservative and DUP MPs v

The UK government has pressed ahead with legislation unilaterally rewriting the Northern Ireland Protocol agreed with the EU – in spite of opposition from a majority of Stormont politicians. The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill was published by ministers yesterday alongside a memo on the governm

A journalist who was sued by pro-Brexit businessman Arron Banks for libel in relation to a TED talk video and a tweet has won in the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division). The court found that although the statements in the video were defamatory, there was a legitimate public interest defen

The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that UK citizens no longer possess EU citizenship after it was asked to rule on the topic by a British woman living in France. The woman, EP, was challenging her removal from the French electoral roll, which in turn required the French court h

British businessman Arron Banks, who played a high-profile role in the Brexit referendum by bankrolling campaign group Leave.EU, has failed in a libel action brought against investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Mr Banks brought the High Court proceedings against Ms Cadwalladr, a journalist wi

Controversial legislation overriding parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol will be introduced to Westminster today. The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill will be presented to MPs by foreign secretary Liz Truss this afternoon, though no debate will take place at this stage.

Irish Legal News endorses the sentiments expressed by The Guardian in its editorial today regarding the UK government's cynical machinations and lawbreaking around the Northern Ireland Protocol. "There is no good reason for the UK to sabotage relations with its European neighbours, but doing it to s

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has called for urgent clarity on what funding it will receive from the UK government after EU funding is withdrawn next year. The equality watchdog has published a new research report exploring the impact of the loss of EU funding on equality groups in No

Niall Moran examines the outcome of this month's landmark elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly and the implications for the Northern Ireland Protocol. The results of the May 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election were a historic outcome and a positive one for supporters of the Protocol on Ire

The European Commission has warned of possible retaliation after the UK government formally announced plans to make unilateral changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol through legislation. In a statement, the UK's foreign secretary Liz Truss said the EU's proposals after six months of negotiations h

The UK government is expected to announce legislation allowing it to unilaterally abandon parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol after Boris Johnson said there will be a "necessity to act" if the EU stands firm on the issue. In an article published by the Belfast Telegraph to coincide with his visit

Suella Braverman, the UK government's chief law officer, has reportedly advised ministers that unilateral action on the Northern Ireland Protocol would now be lawful because it is causing "societal unrest". The attorney general said previous advice which said overriding the agreement would breach in