‘Unlawful Protocol’ dismissal ruling upheld by appeal court

Jim Allister, Kate Hoey and Ben Habib arrive at the High Court in Belfast (Michael Cooper/PA)

Appeals to a ruling against legal challenges to the lawfulness of Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol have been dismissed.

The Court of Appeal in Belfast heard appeals to the ruling last June by Mr Justice Colton rejecting 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.