John Larkin
Public set to pay Edwin Poots protocol court costs
COURT costs incurred defending Edwin Poots's decision to halt Irish Sea border checks look set to be paid from the public purse. However, a solicitor for one of the litigants in the case, which found the former agriculture minister acted unlawfully,...
Pan-unionist legal challenge to Protocol put on hold ahead of potential `change' in the UK position
A PAN-unionist legal challenge to the Northern Ireland Protocol has been put on hold amid claims of a potential "change" in the UK government's position.
Legal papers lodged in Belfast challenging Northern Ireland's abortion regulations
A pro-life organisation has launched legal proceedings to formally challenge Northern Ireland's abortion regulations.
Brandon Lewis's claim there is no Irish Sea border 'does not match legal reality', High Court told
A claim by Secretary of State Brandon Lewis that there is no Irish Sea border does not match the legal reality, the High Court has heard.
Former Brexit MEP Ben Habib says Dublin government using protocol to advance Irish unity
THE FORMER British MEP spearheading a legal challenge against the protocol believes the Dublin government is using it to advance Irish unity and that arguments against a customs border between the north and the Republic are "false".
Former Attorney General John Larkin advising unionists on protocol court challenge
STORMONT'S former attorney general is advising unionists hoping to challenge the Irish Sea border in the courts.
Former Stormont AG John Larkin assisting potential legal challenge against the protocol
FORMER Stormont attorney general John Larkin is assisting in a potential legal challenge against the protocol from former Labour MP Baroness Kate Hoey and one-time Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib.
Internal Market bill 'far removed from tearing up the Withdrawal Agreement' - former Attorney General John Larkin
BREAKING international law with the Internal Market bill would not see the British government breach domestic law, according to former Attorney General John Larkin.
Report on Supreme Court reveals scale of potential vacuum in Northern Ireland law knowledge
The scale of the potential vacuum in knowledge and practice of Northern Ireland law on the Supreme Court (UKSC) when Lord Kerr retires later this year has been laid bare in a report into its first decade of existence.
Attorney General interim role to be taken on by Executive legal adviser Brenda King
THE Executive's First Legal Counsel Brenda King will take on the responsibilities of the Attorney General until a replacement is found for John Larkin QC when he leaves the post at the end of the month.