The Official Brexit Supreme Court thread.

[BlasterBates]

We know, Remnants are acting for the good of the country and not on their own self interests.

And it was only the rich who voted to leave. Oops no, only the poor. Oh who cares. Only Remnants see the good of the country.

Ffs.

...absolutely

[shaunbhoy]

Correct. Well done! I wonder if we can train you to make a cup of tea?

Well it would probably be a damned sight easier than trying to teach the average Bremainer to count their gooleys and get the same number twice!!

[Paddy]

Fresh Brexit challenge in high court over leaving single market and EEA

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...gle-market-eea

A fresh set of legal challenges asserting that the UK will remain within the single market and the European Economic Area after Brexit have been lodged at the high court.

A group of four anonymous claimants – who are a mix of overseas, EU, EEA and UK nationals – have joined a judicial review of government plans to leave the EU, alleging that separate parliamentary approval is needed to quit the EEA.

The new challenges issued on Thursday will consolidate the case already initiated by Peter Wilding and Adrian Yalland. Wilding runs the pro-single market organisation British Influence. The government and the European commission insist that the UK departs the EEA at the moment it leaves the EU.


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But article 127 of the EEA agreement requires contracting parties, which include the UK, to give at least 12 months’ notice before leaving, the claimants point out. That, they maintain, implies a separate departure process from the one in article 50 of the EU treaty that has been disputed in the supreme court.

The new claims, in the names of those identified only as W, L, T and B, have been accepted by the high court. One of the barristers involved in the claim, S Chelvan of No5 Chambers, said: “We are seeking a declaration that the UK cannot withdraw from the EEA without the approval of HM Treasury and an act of parliament.

“These are ordinary working men and women who have decided to make their futures in the UK and wish the UK to be their permanent home. One has mixed nationality; one is a non-EEA national but married to an EEA national. We are trying to highlight the various types of people who will be left in a state of limbo following our withdrawal from the EU.”

The European Economic Area Act 1993, Chelvan said, established EEA rights in UK domestic law. The four latest cases are being coordinated by the London law firm David Tang & Co. The lead barrister is Ramby de Mello, of No5 Chambers, who represented the interested parties in Gina Miller’s supreme court article 50 challenge.

[AtW]

This country can't build a fooking 3rd airport runway in like 30 years in a place with 98% capacity used, how does anybody expect a much bigger thing like Brexit to happen in less than say 10 years?

[Paddy]

This country can't build a fooking 3rd airport runway in like 30 years in a place with 98% capacity used, how does anybody expect a much bigger thing like Brexit to happen in less than say 10 years?

WHS