A week not entirely dominated by you-know-what, but…

… Brexit is in the Court of Session again

On Friday in the Outer House, Lord Pentland heard the latest round of litigation on Brexit, brought by Joanna Cherry QC MP, Jo Maugham QC and Dale Vince. The petitioners want the Court to invoke the nobile officium to, if necessary, send the Article 50 extension letter on the Prime Minister’s behalf and to impose sanctions on him if he fails to observe the terms of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019. Judgment is expected tomorrow – to be followed, inevitably, by an appeal to the Inner House later in the week.

Abortion, same-sex marriage and civil partnership in Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2019 requires the Northern Ireland Secretary, inter alia, to introduce secondary legislation providing for same-sex marriage, opposite-sex civil partnerships and greater access to abortion if a Northern Ireland Executive is not formed by 21 October 2019. Continue reading →