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Because Theresa May has said she'll appeal the court's decision, and, apparently, has told Juncker that she's confident that appeal will succeed (she's in a minority of one here I think).
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Because Theresa May has said she'll appeal the court's decision, and, apparently, has told Juncker that she's confident that appeal will succeed (she's in a minority of one here I think).
I see. I thought from the beginning of the case that the Government's case seemed hopeless, but IANAL.
Normally, the case would first go to the Appeal Court and only then to the Supreme Court (or formerly the Lords). What I think I've seen occasionally with important cases has been that the High Court judgement has been contradicted by the Appeal Court and the Appeal Court has then been contradicted by the Lords/Supreme Court. I've always got the impression that the courts like doing this to ensure the process shows that all opinions have been considered carefully through these stages, but that's just me talking without any knowledge.
I'm sure the judges are aware of this, but could appealing directly to the Supreme Court somehow make it less likely that the ultimate verdict is against the Government? I'd like to think not, but I'm wondering if it could be of any significance if the middle stage is omitted.
Oliver Schick
Why is Stephen Phillips resigning over the Government's approach to Brexit when the high court has just ruled that parliament must be involved, which seems to go in the direction he wants? Sorry if I've missed something.