At an initial hearing in the Scottish Court of Session held on 3 Sep 2019, a petition for Judicial Review was dismissed by Lord Doherty finding that the PM’s advice on prorogation was, as a matter of high policy and political judgement, non-justiciable. There were no legal standards by which the courts could assess the […]
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A judge from the Court of Session in Scotland has rejected the petition to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson closing Parliament for 5 Weeks from the week commencing 9 Sep 2019. The petition was presented by a number of MPs led by Joanna Cherry. It was a Judicial Review seeking a ruling that the Prime […]
In more legal shenanigans, MPs determined to thwart Brexit have asked a Scottish Court to decide whether Boris Johnson can suspend Parliament to force through Brexit. The Court of Session, in Scotland, has agreed to a fast-tracked hearing on whether Boris Johnson can legally suspend (prorogue) Parliament. At a preliminary hearing Lord Doherty agreed to […]