Following the close victory of the "Leave" campaign in the referendum held on 23 June 2016, attention has turned as to how and when the UK's new Prime Minister, Theresa May, will initiate negotiations with other EU Member States pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union (“Article 50”). There is uncertainty as to whether Article 50 can be triggered without an Act of Parliament. This has sparked a critical political and legal debate, which will be the subject of judicial review before the courts, including quite probably the UK Supreme Court, by the end of the year. Click here for more.
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