Judicial review application successfully challenges the government's proposal to invoke Article 50 and trigger withdrawal from the EU by Royal prerogative power (High Court) | Practical Law

Judicial review application successfully challenges the government's proposal to invoke Article 50 and trigger withdrawal from the EU by Royal prerogative power (High Court) | Practical Law

On 3 November 2016, the High Court held that the government did not have the power under the Royal prerogative to give notice pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union for the UK to withdraw from the EU. (R (Gina Miller and Deir Tozetti Dos Santos) v The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union [2016] EWHC 2768 (Admin) (3 November 2016).)

Judicial review application successfully challenges the government's proposal to invoke Article 50 and trigger withdrawal from the EU by Royal prerogative power (High Court)

by Practical Law Public Sector with thanks to Maya Lester QC, Brick Court Chambers
Published on 03 Nov 2016 • ExpandEngland, Northern Ireland, Scotland...United Kingdom, Wales
On 3 November 2016, the High Court held that the government did not have the power under the Royal prerogative to give notice pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union for the UK to withdraw from the EU. (R (Gina Miller and Deir Tozetti Dos Santos) v The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union [2016] EWHC 2768 (Admin) (3 November 2016).)