Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland

Status: Ongoing  |  PILS' role(s): Pro Bono Register  |  Jurisdiction(s): Northern Ireland, UK  |  Legal action: Legal Opinion  | 

Who’s listening? When under-cover journalism and covert policing collide. 

Investigative journalists secure advice on how to effectively complain to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal about surveillance concerns.  PILS member(s): The Detail

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Status: Resolved  |  PILS' role(s): Pro Bono Register  |  Jurisdiction(s): Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland  |  Legal action: Alternatives to Court, Legal Opinion  |  Area(s) of law: Immigration

Checking the legality of cross-border immigration checks  

Human rights watchdog received detailed legal analysis to develop its ongoing campaign on cross-border checks on the island of Ireland.  PILS member(s): The Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ)

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Casework date: September 24, 2021  | Status: Resolved  |  PILS' role(s): Pro Bono Register  |  Jurisdiction(s): Northern Ireland  |  Legal action: Alternatives to Court, Legal Opinion  |  Area(s) of law: Education

IEF and Strangford Sept 2021 Update

You might remember that, in April 2021, PILS shared the happy news that Strangford Integrated College (supported by our NGO member IEF and NICIE) had secured a ministerial reconsideration.

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Casework date: December 1, 2017  | PILS' role(s): Pro Bono Register  |  Jurisdiction(s): Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland  |  Legal action: Alternatives to Court  |  Area(s) of law: Brexit

Cross-border research on children’s rights

In 2016, PILS teamed up with The Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) to commission a piece of legal research on the impact of Brexit on children’s rights across the island of Ireland.

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Casework date: July 7, 2020  | PILS' role(s): Pro Bono Register  |  Jurisdiction(s): Northern Ireland  |  Legal action: Legal Opinion  |  Area(s) of law: Social Security

Lorraine Cox

This judicial review challenged the six-month life expectancy rule for terminally ill social security claimants. PILS Member: Law Centre NI

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Casework date: April 5, 2021  | Status: Resolved  |  PILS' role(s): Awareness  |  Jurisdiction(s): Northern Ireland  |  Legal action: Alternatives to Court, Legal Opinion  |  Area(s) of law: Education

Strangford success – pro bono collaboration with IEF

A popular integrated college in Co. Down will now be able to welcome over 700 pupils through its doors every year, thanks to the support of pro bono legal professionals and strategic NGO advocates.

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