Gina Nadira Miller is a Guyanese-British business owner and activist who initiated the 2016 R v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union court case against the British government over its authority to implement Brexit without approval from Parliament. In September 2019 she successfully challenged the government's prorogation of Parliament, formally supported in the …
The lawsuit came after the June 23 referendum in which a majority of voters in the United Kingdom supported leaving the 28-nation EU. It was filed …
Feb 17, 2020 · A BRITISH lawyer working for the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has threatened to sue the EU over the bloc's attempt to force her out following Brexit. By Emily Ferguson 17:45, Mon, Feb 17, 2020 ...
Sep 24, 2019 · Entrepreneur Gina Miller rose to prominence when she challenged the UK government in 2016 over its authority to trigger article 50 without parliamentary approval. When the supreme court ruled in...
There are 27 judges sitting on the ECJ – one for every member state.
Eleanor Sharpston QC, advocate general to the court in Luxembourg, has lodged two claims challenging her replacement by a Greek lawyer before her term in office was scheduled to end next year. Her departure will not necessarily end direct British involvement with the ECJ.
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Eleanor Sharpston QC, who is an advocate general to the EU’s highest court - based in Luxembourg, is currently the last British member of the court. Her mandate is due to end in October 2021, but Brussels are keen for her swift departure and have informed the QC she will only remain in post until her replacement has been appointed.
In July, Rhodri Philipps, the fourth Viscount St Davids, was jailed for 12 weeks for directing “extreme racial abuse” at her and offering money to anyone who would run over and kill Miller. The abuse led her to have 24-hour security installed in her home, hire security guards and often conceal her identity in public.
Entrepreneur Gina Miller rose to prominence when she challenged the UK government in 2016 over its authority to trigger article 50 without parliamentary approval. When the supreme court ruled in her favour in January 2017, she became a hate figure for many Brexit supporters, subject to intense vitriol.
P ro-EU Tory Ken Clarke said the Government "won't hold its majority" if it fails to set out its aims on the Brexit negotiations, or let Parliament have a say.
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N icola Sturgeon has insisted that Scotland will not leave the single market and demanded Theresa May argues for a separate Scottish deal.
A longside the Gina Miller case being heard today in the High Court, another Brexit legal challenge being heard today is from the London hairdresser Deir Dos Santos.
B oris Johnson was forced to admit he doesn't know what the Commonwealth flag look like.
T heresa May has been accused at the High Court of attempting to start the Brexit process by unlawfully using ancient executive powers under the royal prerogative.
B oris Johnson has dodged the question of whether he wanted to keep membership of the European single market during withdrawal negotiations under Article 50 of the EU treaties.