UK Courts play important roles with regard to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. A first role concerns its compatibility with UK law. Here, a range of applications for judicial reviews of UK government actions relating to the Protocol's adoption and implementation were made during 2021. A second role concerns disputes over the implementation of EU law in the UK under the Withdrawal Agreement and Protocol. Disputes will be considered by UK Courts which are required to apply relevant EU law. If, in the course of a dispute, questions arise on the interpretation or validity of EU law,  the Courts may refer questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling in accordance with the Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 

 

Judicial Reviews

Date	Court	Application/Case	Ruling
13 May 2024	NI High Court	re Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission	Summary of Judgment Judgment Delivered
25 May 2023	NI High Court	re SPUC Pro Life Ltd	Summary of Judgment Judgment Delivered
8 Feb 2023	UK Supreme Court	re Jim Allister and others (EU Exit)	Summary of Judgment Judgment Delivered
15 Dec 2022	NI High Court	Rooney and others	Summary of Judgment Judgment Delivered
14 Mar 2022	NI Court of Appeal	re Jim Allister and others (EU Exit)	Summary of Judgment   Judgment Delivered
24 Feb 2022	High Court (QBD)	British Suger Plc, R (On the Application on) v Secretary of State for International Trade	Summary of Judgment Judgment Delivered
8 Feb 2022	NI High Court	re SPUC Pro Life Ltd	Summary of Judgment Judgment Delivered
30 June 2021	NI High Court	re Jim Allister and others (EU Exit)	Summary of Judgment  Judgment Delivered

 

Preliminary Rulings

Details of preliminary ruling referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union will be provided here.