UK Brexit ruling: Judge rules that UK parliament must approve Article 50

The much-awaited Brexit court ruling is out, revealing that the Government has lost the Article 50 judicial review in the Divisional Court.
Key Headlines:
Issue before the court is a pure issue of law and is justifiable
Government accepts that a withdrawal can't be conditional or withdrawn, so rights would inevitably be lost by withdrawal
Normally treaty powers are a matter for the prerogative
Government does not have the pregative power to give notice
UK Supreme Court set aside 5th – 8th December for hearing on appeal against Article 50
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Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

















