In a piece published last week I set out the argument for why a general election is needed […]
UK EU Referendum
What’s done is done, or so Richard Ekins has forcefully argued about the result of the referendum held […]
Alea jacta est said Caesar, having crossed the Rubicon and burned his bridges. The Brexit referendum appears equally […]
Introduction Considerable public interest has recently been focused on the ‘trigger’ mechanism for exit from the EU which […]
Introduction This piece seeks to address only one question: does Parliament or the Government have the power to […]
Legally the answer is clear: no. The European Union Referendum Act 2015 states that a referendum should be […]
The argument that Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) cannot be lawfully triggered without the […]
In light of the divergent conclusions the Scottish electorate reached from those of England and Wales in the […]
In the stunning aftermath of the Brexit referendum, intense debate among constitutional lawyers has focused on Art 50 […]
Introduction There has been much debate on Article 50 TEU. More specifically, there have been thoughtful arguments about […]
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