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The Irish Development Agency (IDA) has approached UK and international law firms to offer assistance in opening Dublin offices post-Brexit, Legal Week reports. A managing partner at one global firm said: "The IDA has been in talks with lots of law firms.

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard The author of Article 50 is to make a speech today accusing the Prime Minister of misleading the British public over whether or not Brexit may be reversed.

Lorraine Rowland DWF has promoted a senior associate in Dublin to director as part of a package of senior promotions across the international legal business.

Paul McGarry SC The heads of the barrister profession on both sides of the Irish border have warned that Brexit is not compatible with the Good Friday Agreement.

A new English-speaking commercial court is to be established in Brussels, the Belgian government has announced. The Brussels International Business Court (BIBC) would hear pleadings and deliver judgments in English, with judges coming from the county’s appeal court.

Professor Colin Harvey Academics at Northern Ireland's universities have expressed concern over the "serious implications" of Brexit for human rights and equality.

Insurance risk and commercial law specialists BLM has more than doubled its Dublin office space by moving to new headquarters.

Enda Kenny, Matheson partner Elizabeth Grace and Matheson managing partner Michael Jackson Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny recently addressed Matheson's New York Brexit conference on the theme of Navigating Access to the EU Market Post-Brexit: Perspectives on Ireland.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan stressed the importance of continued participation in European law enforcement measures and a careful Brexit transition at a meeting with UK cabinet ministers.

Ian Huddleston The president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has broken with a long tradition of political non-intervention to share concerns about what Brexit means for lawyers and the wider public.

Fionán Breathnach UK firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Fionán Breathnach, a former partner at Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC), to head up a new Dublin office in response to Brexit.

Lady Hale Parliament should provide clarity on the relationship between the UK and the European Court of Justice after Brexit the President of the Supreme Court has said.

Paula Horan and Andrew Lambe Dublin-based company formation and compliance specialists Company Bureau are celebrating 20 years in business, having incorporated over 25,000 companies since 1997.

Ken Murphy Investment in the Courts Service will be critical to making Ireland a centre for international dispute resolution after Brexit, the Law Society of Ireland has warned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdyea7Ty4yg Matheson has published a video interview with EU Commissioner Phil Hogan as part of its Beyond Brexit video series.