Scottish court to decide Brexit case next week
A case questioning if only Britain can reverse the decision to leave the European Union, will be decided next week, a spokesperson for Scotland's Court of Session said on Friday.
A Scottish judge will decide whether to refer to the European Court of Justice, the case, brought by a group of pro-EU lawmakers, aimed at giving Britain the opportunity to remain in the world's biggest trading bloc once it realises the full implications of Brexit, both economically and politically.
The decision will be announced on Monday or Tuesday by Judge J. Raymond Doherty at Scotland's supreme civil court. The spokesperson added, that the judges verdict could be appealed before a panel of judges at the court's inner house before a possible referral to the European Court of Justice.
The pro-EU lawmakers argued that once the implications of Brexit are known and understood, the British parliament may well decide to reverse the decision, making it important to know if it is legally possible.
The British government argues that it is irrelevant to question whether it alone can stop Brexit as it has no intention to change its mind about leaving the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May had formally notified the European Union of Britain's intention to leave the union by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on March 29 last year, beginning a two-year exit process.
She has said she will not permit any move in parliament to impede the process but British lawmakers challenged the government by voting against May's wishes in December, thereby securing parliament a substantial say on whether to accept the final Brexit deal.
The lawmakers behind the defiance represent electoral areas in Scotland which had voted strongly to remain in the EU in the referendum of June 2016 while the whole of United Kingdom voted to leave.
A Scottish judge will decide whether to refer to the European Court of Justice, the case, brought by a group of pro-EU lawmakers, aimed at giving Britain the opportunity to remain in the world's biggest trading bloc once it realises the full implications of Brexit, both economically and politically.
The decision will be announced on Monday or Tuesday by Judge J. Raymond Doherty at Scotland's supreme civil court. The spokesperson added, that the judges verdict could be appealed before a panel of judges at the court's inner house before a possible referral to the European Court of Justice.
The pro-EU lawmakers argued that once the implications of Brexit are known and understood, the British parliament may well decide to reverse the decision, making it important to know if it is legally possible.
The British government argues that it is irrelevant to question whether it alone can stop Brexit as it has no intention to change its mind about leaving the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May had formally notified the European Union of Britain's intention to leave the union by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on March 29 last year, beginning a two-year exit process.
She has said she will not permit any move in parliament to impede the process but British lawmakers challenged the government by voting against May's wishes in December, thereby securing parliament a substantial say on whether to accept the final Brexit deal.
The lawmakers behind the defiance represent electoral areas in Scotland which had voted strongly to remain in the EU in the referendum of June 2016 while the whole of United Kingdom voted to leave.
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