Law firm Mishcon de Reya said it had started legal action
to demand the British government win legislative approval from Parliament
before triggering a formal divorce from the European Union.
Mishcon de Reya, a London-based law
firm, said Britain would need an Act of Parliament, which would require
approval votes by lawmakers in both houses of Parliament before it invoked
Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the trigger for formal negotiations on exiting
the bloc Britain joined in 1973.
The law firm said in a statement on
Sunday it was acting on behalf of a group of clients but did not identify them.
The BBC said the clients were a group of business people and academics.
Mishcon de Reya disputed the
government’s suggestion that following the 52-48 British referendum in favor of
leaving the EU on June 23, it has sufficient legal authority to trigger Article
50 without recourse to parliament.
“The outcome of the Referendum
itself is not legally binding and for the current or future Prime Minister to
invoke Article 50 without the approval of Parliament is unlawful,” Kasra
Nouroozi, a partner Mishcon de Reya, said in the statement.
Mishcon de Reya, a London-based law firm, said Britain
would need an Act of Parliament - which would require approval votes by
lawmakers in both houses of Parliament - before it invoked Article 50 of the
Lisbon Treaty, the trigger for formal negotiations on exiting the bloc Britain
joined in 1973.
The law firm said in a statement on Sunday it was acting
on behalf of a group of clients but did not identify them. The BBC said the
clients were a group of business people and academics.
Mishcon de Reya disputed the government's suggestion that
following the 52-48 British referendum in favour of leaving the EU on June 23,
it has sufficient legal authority to trigger Article 50 without recourse to
parliament.
"The outcome of the Referendum itself is not legally
binding and for the current or future Prime Minister to invoke Article 50
without the approval of Parliament is unlawful," Kasra Nouroozi, a partner
Mishcon de Reya, said in the statement.
It has been in correspondence with
government lawyers since June 27 to seek assurances for its clients that the
government will respect the sovereignty of British parliament.
Conservative Prime Minister David
Cameron has said he will resign and that it will be up to his successor to
decide when to trigger Article 50. It has
been in correspondence with government lawyers since June 27 to seek assurances
for its clients that the government will respect the sovereignty of British
parliament
Theresa May, who is currently ahead
in the Conservative Party’s leadership race, said that the will of the people
had been clearly expressed and that “Brexit means Brexit”.
SOURCE: LoveWorld Plus News
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