Legal Challenge on Border Poll

Victim’s Campaigner Raymond McCord is mounting legal challenges in Belfast and Dublin on the basis that current criteria for calling a referendum on a ‘border poll’ is vague and UK Secretary of State has “unfettered discretion”. Mr McCord is mounting the challenge on the basis it could lead to political Read more…

North-South Interconnector Challenge

McIvor Farrell are representing the group “Safe Electricity A&T (SEAT)” who claim that approval should be not have been given to the 85 miles of overhead cables and pylons of the proposed Noth-South Interconnector. Solicitor Paul Farrell representing SEAT, said: “This is a significant and far-reaching challenge to one of Read more…

Inaugural Raymond McCord Jnr Forum

Belfast Solicitors McIvor Farrell were delighted to be involved in the inaugural Raymond McCord Jnr Forum that was convened recently at Queens University Belfast to address the lack of political progress of concern to a cross section of the community affected by the recent conflict in Northern Ireland. McIvor Farrell Read more…

Impact of Stormont Suspension on Brexit

Belfast Solicitor Paul Farrell speaking to Reuters, and widely reported on websites such as the Daily Mail, has described how the suspension of the Stormont Assembly could impact the Brexit negotiations. Solicitor Advocate Paul Farrell explained that  “in the current circumstances, where there is a potential suspension of the institutions, Read more…

Supreme Court Brexit Challenge Video

German broadcaster Deutsche Welle ‘Focus on Europe’ video describing the Raymond McCord who lost his son in the Northern Ireland conflict and wants to block the UK’s exit from the EU. He argues Brexit could undermine the Good Friday peace agreement and has taken his case to UK Supreme Court.