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Re: Brexit Development(s) Discussion
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
Campaigners' bid to get courts to order no-deal Brexit delay fails
https://news.sky.com/story/campaigne...fails-11829971
campaigners - led by businessman Vince Dale, SNP MP Joanna Cherry QC and Jolyon Maugham QC - launched legal action at the Outer House of the Court of Session.
They wanted a judge to order that Mr Johnson had to send a letter to Brussels asking for the delay.
They also wanted to try and stop the prime minister finding a way around the law, including getting the judge to ban Mr Johnson from asking EU leaders to veto the request.
Their case was dismissed on Monday afternoon.
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What a defeat - the judge said BJ/HMG will comply fully with the Law.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...itics-49959167
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In his ruling, Lord Pentland said the UK government had accepted it must "comply fully" with the act and would not seek to "frustrate its purpose".
As a result, he said there was "no proper basis" on which the court could decide that the government would fail to deliver on that undertaking.
The judge ruled that the UK government's public statements were an expression of its "political policy" and were "clearly not intended to be taken as conclusive statements of the government's understanding of its legal obligations".
Lord Pentland said the prime minister and the government had given "unequivocal assurances" to comply with the 2019 Act.
As a result, he was "not persuaded that it was necessary for the court to grant the orders sought or any variant of them".
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