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If you've been following the case, this was not unexpected. Also the government have already confirmed they will appeal.
by agd 10y ago
If you've been following the case, this was not unexpected. Also the government have already confirmed they will appeal.
- usgroup 10y agoYes, 2 minutes ago on the BBC :) I had not seen it. What do you think will happen at Supreme Court? Same again?
- walshemj 10y agoso? Parliament is sovereign here the UK supreme court is nothing like the US one
- pmyteh 10y agoJudgments of the UK Supreme Court do bind the executive, though - so if they uphold the High Court judgment then the government needs to go to Parliament. In the event that they overturn the High Court judgment, you're right that Parliament could in principle pass an Act reserving to itself the right to activate Article 50. In practice, though, the government would use its majority in the Commons to stop that happening. Or alternatively send in the Article 50 notification while Parliament is debating the bill. In either case, the Supreme Court's judgment would be effectively final.