If PM breaks law, ECJ could halt Brexit
UK would not be complying with its constitutional requirements if Johnson disobeys the Benn act, and the ECJ could then suspend article 50.
3-month delay causes no problems for European elections
UK doesn’t have to hold elections for European Parliament scheduled in May, if Brexit is delayed, so long as delay doesn’t go beyond July 1.
EU legal opinion is clear: UK can choose to stay
Today’s Opinion of ECJ could not be clearer: the UK can unilaterally, without seeking anyone else’s permission, revoke Article 50.
Scottish court could make Brexit far from inevitable
Whether Article 50 can be unilaterally revoked before the Brexit deadline is a question that needs to be decided by the ECJ.
Brexiters are crazy to take lessons from Varoufakis
David Davis is latest hardliner to praise former Greek finance minister’s book. Doesn’t he know Varoufakis’ antics nearly destroyed Greece?
Right to remain may already be guaranteed
Vienna Convention suggests that, absent a Brexit deal, the UK’s existing obligations - including to EU citizens - would remain unchanged.
UK’s obligations won’t go to zero if we quit with no deal...
House of Lords committee rejected opinion of two out of three experts in concluding our obligations would vanish if there’s no deal.
EU financial claims against the UK are enforceable
House of Lords has said UK can avoid paying a “Brexit bill”. This is the first of two articles arguing that we can’t.
How the Government Lost the Article 50 case
The Gina Miller judgement said more than that rights could not be abolished by royal prerogative. It recognised the systematic nature of the UK constitution.
Obstacles to concluding transitional deal are immense
Such an arrangement seems needed to stop economy falling off a cliff post-Brexit. But the legal and political barriers are huge.
Government misses main argument in Article 50 legal case
Triggering divorce clause could lead to automatic withdrawal from EU. Government’s preliminary legal response fails to address this.
Second referendum probably legally required
Act which created “referendum lock” was drafted so broadly that votes may be needed to withdraw from bloc and validate any new deal.