Tag Archives: The Three Knights

No-Deal off the table, an Art. 50 extension is now inevitable.

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Grahame Pigney

The House of Commons has rejected the Boris Johnson deal until Parliament enacts primary legislation approving it. The EU now has no option, as per Angela Merkel, to approve an extension to the Art. 50 period. The EU cannot eject … Continue reading →

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Can the UK Government use EU law to negate the Benn Act – Not according to the former Head of the EU Commission’s legal service

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Grahame Pigney

According to Jean-Claude Piris, a former head of the EU Council legal service, suggestions that the UK government could rely on EU law to trump the Benn Act have no legal basis. According to the Guardian, he said in an … Continue reading →

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The past two years very much resemble the curate’s egg

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Grahame Pigney

The past two years very much resemble the curate’s egg. On the one hand there has been blind adherence to a non-existent plan, which has resulted in a deal between Theresa May and the EU that virtually nobody in the … Continue reading →

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From the Three Knights Opinion to the CJEU ruling on Article 50 – A long year’s journey into light.

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Robert Pigney

Almost exactly a year ago the germ of an idea started to develop at The People’s Challenge, based on the High Court decision in the Miller case and the work our legal team had done for the Supreme Court defence … Continue reading →

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