Scottish Government will intervene in Article 50 legal case

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Series Details 08.11.16
Publication Date 08/11/2016
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The First Minister of Scotland confirmed on the 8 November 2016 that the Lord Advocate would lodge a formal application to intervene in the UK Government’s appeal to the Supreme Court on the triggering of Article 50.

The appeal began in the Supreme Court on the 5-8 December 2016, with a judgement expected in early January 2017.

Note also that the Welsh Government also instructed its Counsel General to intervene in the Article 50 appeal

Source Link Link to Main Source http://news.gov.scot/news/scottish-government-will-intervene-in-article-50-legal-case
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