https://www.theguardian.com/politics/201...le-50-case
Quote:Lawyers for the Scottish and Welsh governments have been allowed to take part in the supreme court case over Theresa May’s decision to bar MPs from voting on Brexit.
In an unprecedented hearing, all 11 supreme court judges will convene in early December to rule on whether the Commons must be allowed to vote on triggering the article 50 process, against the UK government’s wishes.
The supreme court confirmed on Friday that the chief law officers for the Scottish and Welsh governments would be allowed to intervene, broadening the case into a legal battle over the role and status of three parliaments in the process.
Meanwhile in Belfast, a campaigner for victims of paramilitary violence has won the right to a hearing in the supreme court aimed at blocking Northern Ireland from leaving the EU. The high court ruled that Raymond McCord’s legal challenge against Brexit could be heard in London.
This month three high court judges in London ruled that the prime minister did not have the power to use the royal prerogative to invoke article 50 without parliamentary approval, a ruling now being challenged by May.
The UK government has rejected Scottish claims that Holyrood should have a direct say in triggering article 50. It argues that foreign affairs and legal treaties are matters entirely reserved for the UK government.
