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Brexit judgment could be hit for six by those crazy Supreme Court judges, says barrister

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Yer man seems to be referring to the 'basic rule is that a court must follow the precedents from a higher court, but they are not bound to follow decisions from courts lower in the hierarchy.'

So as there is no superior court to the Supreme Court in the UK they are not bound by previous decisions. They may, if it is an open question, refer the interpretation of Article 50 to the European Court.

And yes they would be able to take into account arguments that may not have been advanced in the High Court, tho' most that has been challenged since the High Court decision were grounds and matters that were commonly accepted by the parties including the Government at the Hugh Court.

They will though surely feel bound by custom, practice, precedent, and authority since the Civil War that Parliament is sovereign - not the people however a view has been expressed - and cannot be overridden by the Crown.

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DDoS attack, sex warrant won't stop Assange's leaky discharge

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Up Yours Delors

Now that will 'shock and awe' :-)

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Palinista or Palinite?

A friend comments to me:

He's a foreigner who has stirred up criticism of US government policy, without bothering to understand its problems, therefore he has only himself to blame if he is executed out of hand; Palin on the other hand is a citizen who has stirred up criticism of US government policy, without bothering to understand its problems, therefore she should be in charge of it.

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