Parliamentary Sovereignty in UK Law
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House of Commons holds second EU Referendum Debate
When the UK voted in the Referendum on 23 June 2016 whether to remain or leave the European Union, the majority voted in favour of leaving. This was only the third UK-wide referendum ever held. The...
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Theresa May’s 12 Brexit Principles – and What They Mean for Financial Services
By Rob Moulton Theresa May’s speech on Brexit covered many of the topics that were central to the Brexit referendum debate. Immigration, the European Court of Justice, and Parliamentary sovereignty...
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Theresa May’s 12 Brexit Principles – and What They Mean for Financial Services
Theresa May’s speech on Brexit covered many of the topics that were central to the Brexit referendum debate. Immigration, the European Court of Justice, and Parliamentary sovereignty all had starri...... ... Immigration, the European Court of Justice, and Parliamentary sovereignty all had starring roles. But, for once, serious comments were ... ...
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Brexit - The New Uncertainty
The UK High Court of Justice has today delivered its highly anticipated decision on the legal challenge brought against the UK Government to the effect that the Executive does not have the right to...... ... High Court has determined that the fundamental principle of parliamentary sovereignty requires the Government to seek the approval of the UK ... ...
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Brexit: High Court Rules That Parliamentary Approval Is Required
... ... In making this decision, reliance was placed by the High Court on the constitutional principle of Parliamentary sovereignty: that unless Parliament legislates to the contrary, the Government's prerogative power does not extend to amending domestic law enacted by ... ...
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Brexit On Ice? Court Rules That Only UK Parliament Can Trigger Article 50
... ... handed down today is emphatic in upholding the principle of Parliamentary Sovereignty. The submissions made by the government are analysed and ... ...
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Breaking Brexit News: High Court Decision Carries Potentially Historic Implications
On November 3, 2016, the High Court handed down potentially the U.K.’s most significant constitutional decision of the century. The Court determined that the Government cannot trigger Article 50 of...... ... Justice reiterating the fundamental value of Parliament’s sovereignty in his delivery of the decision ... Last month, Prime Minister Theresa ... of where the remit of the Royal prerogative ended, and Parliamentary power took over. In their submissions to the court, the claimants argued ... ...
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Supreme Court Unanimously Holds That Extended Prorogation Of Parliament Is Unlawful
... ... Parliamentary sovereignty and Parliamentary accountability are both common law ... ...
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Investors Left Waiting As English Court Blocks Brexit
... ... Opposition centers on two central constitutional issues: the sovereignty of Parliament (i.e., laws can only be enacted by or repealed by Parliament ... 50 is tantamount to legislative change (thus not needing parliamentary approval), the government has indicated that any final deal negotiated by ... ...
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Supreme Court Day 4: in the end, it is about where to start
Today was the final day of the Supreme Court hearing of the Article 50 case (R (Miller and Ors) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union). The Court heard submissions from the Scottish a...... ... : to conclude otherwise would be to "[turn] the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty on its head" ... Ultimately, this is the choice facing the ... ...
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