Brexit

The number of Irish passports issued in the UK is due to almost double this year compared with the last full year prior to Brexit, Ireland’s ambassador to the country has said. Dan Mulhall (pictured) said that before Brexit, 50,000 Irish passports were issued in Britain each year.

Antoinette Moriarty The Law Society of Ireland has announced plans to launch a new leadership course aimed at helping Ireland's "next generation of leaders" compete in a post-Brexit world.

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd The Lord Chief Justice has highlighted the “major advantages” of English law and dispute resolution in the UK, The Law Society Gazette reports.

Sir David Edward A former judge of the European Court of Justice has criticised the "facile optimism" of UK government ministers who believe the legal challenges posed by Brexit can be overcome by March 2019.

Lady Hale (pictured) has called for clarity on the operation of CJEU jurisprudence in the wake of Brexit. In a lecture to Canadian and British lawyers at the University of Cambridge last week, the Deputy President of the Supreme Court said: "We in the courts want the clearest possible guidance from

Andrea McIlroy-Rose A presence in Dublin is "particularly important" to Pinsent Masons in the wake of Brexit, the head of the firm's Belfast office has said.

A lawyer for a construction company director, wanted in the UK over his role in a £5 million (about €5.8 million) tax fraud, has argued that Brexit leaves his client in a “legal limbo”. Thomas Joseph O'Connor, 49, was sentenced in his absence to four-and-a-half years in prison for defrauding

Lord Neuberger The UK’s most senior judge has revealed the tensions in the build-up to the Brexit appeal at the UK Supreme Court earlier this year.

The UK's exit from the EU will have many implications for Irish businesses and one which is not receiving huge media coverage is the area of cross-border litigation, writes Caroline Meaney. We currently benefit from harmonised rules in cross border disputes and proceedings within the EU. Bi-Lateral

A bid to clarify questions about the Brexit process through the Irish courts has been dropped. Jolyon Maugham QC had sought to ask the High Court to seek a ruling from the European Court of Justice on whether the activation of Article 50 can be reversed.

Over 100 CEOs, directors and business professionals examined their preparedness for Brexit at a ByrneWallace seminar yesterday. Micheál Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil, was the guest of honour, outlining his party's attitude to Brexit and proposed initiatives to support the Irish business community.

Gillian Rea Gillian Rea, solicitor at Dublin firm Baily Homan Smyth McVeigh, writes on the opportunities for Ireland from the relocation of the European Medicines Agency away from Britain following the UK's exit from the EU.

Stuart Gilhooly Ireland's legal profession can meet the challenges of Brexit if "smart choices" are made, the Law Society of Ireland's president will say in a major speech this afternoon.

Brexit has been blamed for a dip in revenue growth at continental law firms that are not outposts of British or American firms. Revenue growth at European firms slipped 0.5 per cent last year before an overall increase of 4.1 per cent. This compares with revenue growth of five per cent in 2014. Turn

Professor Liz Campbell The preservation of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) scheme is preferable to a system of bilateral agreements, a new paper argues.