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Author Archives: Grahame Pigney
Rock on the Lords, can the Commons Jive – a resounding cheer for the Lords and now, thanks to your support, on to the fight in the Commons .
On Tuesday evening, a record number of peers passed, by a majority of 98, an amendment to the European Union (Withdrawal Notification) Bill, giving Parliament a meaningful vote on what happens at the conclusion of the Brexit negotiations. The Bill … Continue reading
We must not lose our faculty to dare
By the end of today we will know exactly how high the House of Lords has set the bar for the House of Commons in terms of sensible amendments to the Brexit Bill and explicitly embedding Parliamentary Sovereignty in the … Continue reading
The difference you and the People’s Challenge are making to the debate in Parliament.
This week the House of Lords acted decisively and courageously to amend the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill to require proposals to protect the future of EU nationals resident in the UK when notification is given. On Tuesday, 7th … Continue reading
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Representing the People’s Challenge today…
The legal team has been working overnight on the submissions to be made to the Supreme Court today, so an update summarising yesterday’s and today’s hearing will follow tomorrow. Our lead QC, Helen Mountfield will speak from 12.00 noon for … Continue reading
People’s Challenge – Supreme Court report: Day 1
Yesterday was the first of four intense days of legal argument from the opposing legal teams in the Article 50 case. The hearing can be viewed on line and there has been insightful Twitter coverage from Jolyon Maugham QC, Schona … Continue reading
Britain’s ‘unwritten constitution’ and its highest court are put to the test as Article 50 hearing begins.
The UK’s 11-Justice Supreme Court will hear the Government open its appeal today against the ruling that it cannot use the Royal Prerogative to take the UK out of the EU by triggering Article 50. If the ruling stands, the … Continue reading
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What those with power always want
Suppose the Government is right about the legal arguments it makes in support of its appeal. Then, unless there is some significant, but completely unforeseen, political development between now and 31 March 2017, a simple letter will be sent giving … Continue reading
The People’s Challenge – The path to the Supreme Court
John Halford, People’s Challenge solicitor The UK’s Supreme Court was opened in 2009 replacing the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords as part of a package of constitutional reforms. It is housed in a grand building on Parliament Square … Continue reading
People’s Challenge – Developments in Parliament and the Supreme Court
We had planned to post a detailed update yesterday on our new CrowdJustice campaign page, but events have been very fast-moving and we’ve needed to take stock of them. This is just a snapshot with more detail and analysis to … Continue reading
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