Northern Ireland High Court

The struggle over abortion reform will continue in the courts and outside the Assembly

Brian Walker on January 27, 2017, 12:57 am | Readers 434

The UK national papers have shown more interest in the case of a mother who obtained abortion pills for her 15 year old daughter than the latest twists and turn of the RHI affair. No doubt this is because even abortion issues are more readily understandable than RHI and they have points of comparison to make with the permissive English regime which in their views show up Northern Ireland once again as a reactionary backwater. Full reports appeared in the Independent …

After a quiet day in Dublin, drama in the English High Court. But don’t get too excited…

Brian Walker on November 3, 2016, 11:33 am | Readers 1144

It would be as well not to get over excited about this morning’s rejection in the English High Court of the UK government’s case that it can trigger Article 50 without the consent of Parliament. The show isn’t over yet; the denouement was always likely to be played out at the top. The government will appeal to the Supreme Court which is also expected to deal with the equivalent Northern Ireland appeal at the same time, after the Belfast High Court …