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Lorna Gordon
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Boris Johnson has been given seven days to lodge his response to a legal challenge in the Court of Session attempting to force the Prime Minister to delay Brexit.
The ruling was made by Lord Menzies, Lord Brodie and Lord Drummond Young
This in response to a new legal challenge brought by businessmen Dale Vince, MP Joanna Cherry and Jo Maugham from the Good Law Project
.. prepare yourself to hear lots about the ‘nobile officium’...
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Lorna Gordon
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full judgement from Inner House of Court of Session: judgement where prorogation ruled unlawful
bit.ly/2lMu0nC
just reading through now, some key points -

The Lord President, Lord Carloway said that it was for parliament to decide on which days it should sit, but added that a particular attempt to restrict the available days is unlawful.
Lord Carloway said the suspension of parliament had been sought in a clandestine manner, and that there was no reason for a prorogation for such a long length of time.
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Lorna Gordon
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The Court of Session in Edinburgh is being asked to compel the Prime Minister to request an extension to Article 50 if no deal is in place for leaving the EU.
The case is being brought by the businessman Dale Vince, Jo Maugham QC and the MP Joanna Cherry QC who say they want to force Boris Johnson to comply with legislation (Benn bill ) passed at Westminster.
The litigants say the proceedings are in Scotland because Inner House Court of Session has a power not available to English Courts (nobile officium) which they say would allow the court, if it found in their favour, to sign letter mandated by the Benn Act if PM refuses to do so.
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Lorna Gordon
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Ruling expected shortly from judges in Scotland's highest court on whether government's suspension of parliament is lawful after cross-party group of politicians appealed decision from a lower court last week that it was for MP's and electorate to judge PM's actions not courts.
A court in Edinburgh has ruled that Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament is unlawful
Full opinion from the judges will be given on Friday
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