Judge rejects legal challenges to Northern Ireland Protocol

A sign protesting against the Northern Ireland Protocol in Larne Harbour, Northern Ireland. File Picture: PA

Legal challenges against the lawfulness of Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol have been dismissed by a High Court judge in Belfast.

Mr Justice Colton rejected arguments that the contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements breached the terms of the 1800 Acts of Union and the 1998 legislation that underpins the Good Friday Peace Agreement.