If the Supreme Court, the United Kingdom's highest judicial body, dismisses the government appeal it could derail May's timetable for triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and leaving the EU. If May wins, she can proceed with her plans to invoke Article 50 by the end of March. The High Court challenge was brought by investment fund manager Gina Miller with hairdresser Deir Tozetti Dos Santos the second claimant. The government's prepared argument for the Supreme Court is little changed from before. Some lawmakers in May's Conservative Party have also called for Supreme Court President David Neuberger to stand down because his wife had posted anti-Brexit messages on Twitter.

Source: Egypt Independent December 03, 2016 14:50 UTC