Lady Hale wishes she never wore spider brooch during Supreme Court ruling on suspension of Parliament
04/12/2023
Lady Hale hit headlines for wearing a spider brooch during the Supreme Court ruling on Boris Johnson's prorogation of Parliament.
Judges reject legal challenge to UK-EU trade arrangements by group of unionist leaders.
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge to the lawfulness of the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol, which governs post-Brexit trade between the British province and mainland Britain.
The appellants argue that the legislation passed at Westminster to give effect to the Withdrawal Agreement conflicts with the 1800 Acts of Union.
The U.K. Supreme Court says will hold hearings in October on whether Scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the British government.
European court asked if legal basis for surrender of people from Ireland to UK still holds
20/07/2021
The Supreme Court wants the Court of Justice of the EU to decide important legal issues concerning whether there is any legal basis, post-Brexit, for the continuance of the European Arrest Warrant system for the surrender of people between Ireland and the UK.
Former reviewer of terror laws says minister’s foreword mischaracterises experts’ conclusions.
Longest-serving supreme court justice says healthy democracy requires checks on ministers.
Lord Neuberger condemns internal market bill for exempting some of its powers from legal challenge
Boris Johnson suffers triple defeat in Lords as peers vote against plans to allow lower courts to overrule EU law
20/01/2020
Peers also voted to provide EU citizens with physical proof of their right to stay in UK.
Peers back three amendments including right of EU citizens to physical proof of right to stay in UK.
Lord Sumption says possible Government plans to alter judicial review are 'a recipe for tyranny'
17/01/2020
The Conservatives are to review the 'constitutional plumbing' of the country to stop the courts being used for political ends.
Boris Johnson to fast-track plans to curb legal challenges ‘in revenge for Brexit defeats’
15/01/2020
No 10 to target judicial reviews brought ‘for political motives’ to ‘restore trust’ – but a leading critic fears ‘a monstrous attack on the courts’.
Peers expected to attempt to amend bill as it passes through Lords.
Die Zeit says the prime minister should resign while El País appeared to praise the judges.
Boris Johnson appears to contradict his own claim that parliament suspension was 'nothing to do with Brexit'
24/09/2019
Former cabinet minister Amber Rudd says PM 'can't have it both ways'.
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted unlawfully when he advised Queen Elizabeth to suspend parliament weeks before Brexit - and that therefore the suspension was void.
UK’s top judges unanimously rule on prime minister's proroguing of parliament ahead of Brexit deadline.
Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Judges rule unanimously that PM’s decision to prorogue parliament can be examined by judges.
PM says adverse supreme court ruling would not stop him proroguing parliament again.
Supreme Court ruling on whether Boris Johnson unlawfully closed parliament to be delivered on Tuesday
23/09/2019
Judges to hand down verdict in historic case, with government expected to face calls to recall parliament immediately if suspension is declared void.