R (on the application of Miller and Dos Santos) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and associated references
24 January 2017 | Judgment details
The Supreme Court gave its judgment in the appeal above (and related References) on 24 January 2017. You can download the decision here:
5 to 8 December 2016 | Courtroom 1
On this page we will publish a range of information and updates on this case to help you follow the proceedings.
Case summaries with a brief explanation of the issues at stake in the case can be found here for the respective appeals and references, which were heard together between 5 to 8 December:
- R (on the application of Miller and Dos Santos) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Appellant)
- Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland - In the matter of an application by Agnew and others for Judicial Review
- Reference by the Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) - In the matter of an application by Raymond McCord for Judicial Review
See information on our public access arrangements page. Due to limited space in the main courtroom, you are strongly advised to watch online using one of the various live web streams (see below) rather than travel to the Court and risk the disappointment of not getting a seat in court.
Please go to our Updates on interveners page for news on those formally granted permission to participate.
Please note a Court Order is in place regarding the confidentiality of some details relating to the parties.
Timetable
| Monday 5 December | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1100 to 1300 and 1400 to 1630 |
Appellant | Jeremy Wright QC (HM Attorney General) James Eadie QC Lord Keen QC (Advocate General for Scotland) |
| Tuesday 6 December | ||
| 1015 to 1300 | Appellant (continued) | James Eadie QC Lord Keen QC (Advocate General for Scotland) |
| 1400 to 1445 | Attorney General NI | John F Larkin QC (Attorney General for Northern Ireland) |
| 1445 to 1630 | Respondent (Miller) | Lord Pannick QC | Wednesday 7 December |
| 1030 to 1200 | Respondent (Miller) (continued) | Lord Pannick QC |
| 1200 to 1300 and 1400 to 1430 |
Respondent (Dos Santos) | Dominic Chambers QC |
| 1430 to 1515 | Applicants (Agnew and McCord) | David A Scoffield QC Ronan Lavery QC |
| 1515 to 1600 | The Lord Advocate | W James Wolffe QC (The Lord Advocate) | Thursday 8 December |
| 1015 to 1045 | The Lord Advocate (continued) | W James Wolffe QC (The Lord Advocate) |
| 1045 to 1200 | Welsh Government | Richard Gordon QC |
| 1200 to 1245 | Interested Parties (Graham Pigney and others) | Helen Mountfield QC |
| 1245 to 1300 | Interested Parties (AB, KK, PR and children) | Manjit Gill QC |
| 1400 to 1430 | George Birnie and others | Patrick Green QC |
| 1430 to 1600 | Appellant (reply) | James Eadie QC |
Written arguments (or 'cases') of the parties and interveners
Here we link to the parties' written arguments, where available online.
Appellant
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Supplementary: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (devolution issues)
Respondents
The Queen on the application of
Interested Parties
Interveners
- George Birnie and others
- The Lord Advocate (Scottish Government)
- The Counsel General for Wales (Welsh Government)
- The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain
- Lawyers for Britain Limited
Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland - In the matter of an application by Agnew and others for Judicial Review
Applicants
Respondents
- Her Majesty's Government
- The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Notice Party
Reference by the Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) - In the matter of an application by Raymond McCord for Judicial Review
Applicant
Respondents
- Her Majesty's Government
- The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Transcripts
Monday 5 December 2016
- Morning and afternoon combined - full page version (PDF)
- Morning and afternoon combined - 4 page version (PDF)
Tuesday 6 December 2016
- Morning and afternoon combined - full page version (PDF)
- Morning and afternoon combined - 4 page version (PDF)
Wednesday 7 December 2016
- Morning and afternoon combined - full page version (PDF)
- Morning and afternoon combined - 4 page version (PDF)
Thursday 8 December 2016
- Morning and afternoon combined - full page version (PDF)
- Morning and afternoon combined - 4 page version (PDF)
Feedback
The Justices are aware of the public interest in this case and the strong feelings associated with the wider political questions of the UK's departure from the EU (which we stress are not the subject of this appeal). The Justices' duty is to consider the legal questions impartially, and decide the case according to the law. The range of parties and interveners already before the Court is such that the Justices are satisfied that all issues and points of view will be represented. We therefore hope you will understand that the Court is not in a position to consider further submissions or correspondence on the substance of the legal questions before them.
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