Brexit

New legal challenges over the Brexit process have been lodged in the Irish and UK courts, The Guardian reports. London-based Jolyon Maugham QC will ask the High Court in Dublin to seek a ruling from the European Court of Justice on whether the activation of article 50 can be reversed.

Dr Vincent Power, partner and head of EU, competition and procurement at A&L Goodbody Last year's Brexit vote may have led to a fall in the number of merger and acquisition transactions notified to Irish authorities last year, according to A&L Goodbody.

Jolyon Maugham QC A tax barrister has raised over £70,000 to challenge the Brexit process in the Irish courts.

Ronan Lavery QC The UK Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments that the activation of Article 50 would conflict with the Good Friday Agreement and the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Irish-born human rights expert Professor Conor Gearty will discuss British human rights after Brexit at the London launch of his new book at LSE this evening. On Fantasy Island: Britain, Europe and Human Rights examines the future of the Human Rights Act and the UK's relation to the European Convent

Ken Murphy, director general of the Law Society The Law Society of Ireland has said it will welcome a record number of solicitors in 2016 as a result of the Brexit vote.

Pictured (l-r): Ciaran O'Hare, Conan Fegan BL, Ronan Lavery QC Belfast solicitor Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors has travelled to London with Conan Fegan BL and Ronan Lavery QC for the Brexit case currently before the UK Supreme Court.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAIPQy3lYGQ Lawyers at Dublin firm Matheson discuss key Brexit issues with European Commissioner Phil Hogan in a 20-minute video interview released on YouTube.

Ciaran O'Hare In an historic constitutional case, the UK Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday that Brexit cannot be triggered without the consent of the people of Northern Ireland.

British Influence director Peter Wilding UK government ministers could face a legal challenge from a pro-EU think tank that argues Brexit does not mean the UK must quit the European Economic Area (EEA).

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald met Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden in Dublin yesterday to discuss ongoing north-south co-operation in policing and criminal justice matters. The pair also discussed the possible implications of Brexit on north-south policing and criminal justice

Paul Wyse, managing director at Smith & Williamson Ireland Confidence among Irish law firms has taken a hit over the past year, according to a new survey, with a majority of firms fearing the longer-term impact of the UK's Brexit vote.

Ciaran O'Hare A challenge to Brexit has broken new ground in becoming the first civil case in Northern Ireland's history to be referred to the UK Supreme Court by the Court of Appeal, lawyers have said.

Attorney General John Larkin QC Attorney General John Larkin QC has asked the UK Supreme Court to address questions raised by the failed challenge to the Brexit process by a cross-party group of MLAs.

Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale, has said she would “absolutely not” recuse herself from the Brexit case following her public remarks on it.