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John-George Willis, head of the firm's corporate department Belfast firm Tughans has said it believes transactional activity in Northern Ireland is beginning to return to normality after a slowdown in the wake of the UK's Brexit vote.

Prime Minister Theresa May A cross-party group of MPs and activists who campaigned to keep the UK in the European Union has demanded reassurances over employment rights after Brexit, The Guardian reports.

Andrew Henderson Pinsent Masons has announced the launch of a UK-wide Public Policy Unit in the wake of Britain's decision to exit the European Union.

A cross-community group of MLAs are expected to file legal proceedings at the High Court in Belfast over the UK's Brexit vote. Raymond McCord, a prominent victims rights campaigner whose son was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997, lodged an application for judicial review at the High Court ea

The man taking forward the first Northern Ireland legal challenge against the Brexit vote has won an application for legal aid on appeal. Raymond McCord, a prominent victims rights campaigner whose son was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997, lodged an application for judicial review at the Hi

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire is today holding the first in a series of meetings in Northern Ireland focussed on the Brexit negotiations.

A prominent victims rights campaigner has lodged the first legal challenge in Northern Ireland against the UK's decision to leave the European Union. Raymond McCord, whose son was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997, has lodged an application for judicial review at the High Court in Belfast.

There was a sharp increase in Irish passport applications following the UK's vote to leave the European Union, according to new figrues from the Department of Foreign Affairs. In July - the first full month since the EU referendum - there were 7,321 applications for Irish passports from people livin

Global firm Pinsent Masons, which has a strong base in Northern Ireland, has refused to rule out a future expansion into Dublin as part of its response to the Brexit vote. The firm does not currently have a base in Ireland, but is said to be carrying out a review of its Irish operations after the UK

Colin Foote Colin Foote, director at Sullivans Law in Belfast, writes on the impact of Brexit on UK companies trading in the EU.

Pictured (l-r): Emma-Jane Flannery, Scott Alexander and Fiona Wills Arthur Cox provided leading Northern Ireland businesses with advice on the impact of Brexit on employment and immigration laws at a major seminar held in conjunction with Legal-Island.

Former Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's former Justice Minister David Ford is among a group of politicians and human rights activists who have threatened a judicial review over Brexit.

Kasra Nouroozi, partner and head of dispute resolution at Mishcon de Reya The first legal challenge over Brexit, focussed on the question of whether the Prime Minister requires the approval of MPs to activate Article 50 and begin the process of leaving the European Union, will be heard by the High C

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire will visit Belfast today for the first time since his Cabinet appointment.

Four top UK law firms are funding lawyers who wish to register in the Republic of Ireland over fears about Brexit, a Legal Week report has revealed. Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, Simmons & Simmons and DLA Piper are registering lawyers from different practices across the UK as a preca