Brexit at the UK Supreme Court

The announcement of results of the Supreme Court case can be found here. Parliament 1 - PM 0. 15 min., subtitles available (but problems with prorogue, prorogation, proroguing etc.). The written text of the summary read by Lady Hale can be found here.
And a video from the BBC with key moments after the decision :

Brexit in the UK Supreme Court

At the start of the first day’s hearing, the Court's President, Lady Hale, presented the issue before the court in two appeals, one from Scotland (Cherry v Advocate General of Scotland) and the other from England (Miller v The Prime Minister) which addressed the same question: whether it was lawful for the Prime Minister to advise Her Majesty to authorise the prorogation of Parliament by Order in Council.
Since the answer to the question given by senior judges in Scotland was not the same as that given by those in England, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, sitting for this purpose in a formation of 11 of the 12 justices of the Court, must decide the question.
The Court makes available videos of hearings on its website. You can see Tuesday morning’s here, Tuesday afternoon’s here. Presumably, Wednesday’s will be posted soon. Livestreaming of Thursday’s session will be found here.
Although watching all three days proceedings (sometimes described as 'slow-moving') might be reserved for passionate students of the Brexit question, more casual observers can still enjoy listening to how the very best legal minds talk about the question.
The BBC's legal correspondent, Clive Coleman, has a simple presentation of the matter you can watch below.

Jonathan Sumption's 2019 Reith Lectures

Jonathan Sumption, formerly a UK Supreme Court Justice, before that a barrister and before that an academic historian, gave the 2019 BBC Reith Lectures. The titles of his five lectures were

• Law’s Expanding Empire 
• In Praise of Politics
• Human Rights and Wrongs
• Rights and the Ideal Constitution
• Shifting the Foundations

Each is about 40 minutes long. Transcripts are available.

Law in Action Is Back

The BBC Radio 4 programme Law in Action is back with another series of programmes. The first in the series begins by talking about the government’s secret intelligence agency, GCHS, and why it needs lawyers. Later in the programme, presenter Joshua Rosenberg, speaks of « the biggest legal challenge of our lifetime » – Brexit. Finally, you will hear a discussion of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and what kind of news about it the media can report.
The second episode talks about recent acid attacks and what sorts of laws could reduce them, followed by news of a change in what is required to file a claim in an employment tribunal. The fees that were once required have been found unlawful. Then the question whether too many cases involving young people are being dealt with in criminal courts is raised. Finally you can hear a piece about the effect of an apology on potential lawsuits. Another episode will air next week.
about 27 minutes, no transcript.

UK Supreme Court --Wheelchairs vs Buggies and -- Brexit

The UK Supreme Court has decided a case involving the rights of wheelchair users on buses. You can watch the judgment summary being read here. 6 minutes, no transcript, but a press summary is available here. You can also watch the case being argued - the morning (about 3 hours) and the afternoon (about 90 minutes) hearings. No transcripts. A BBC story with the wheelchair users’ point of view about this ruling can be found here.
The court has announced that its judgment on the Brexit case will be given Tuesday 24 January. It will be streamed live beginning at 9:45.
The video of the reading of the judgment can be found here.

The Guardian Podcast « Brexit Means… »

The Guardian newspaper has begun a podcast called « Brexit Means…». The first episode can be found here. More will follow in the coming months. The first episode is 18 minutes, no transcript.
The link to the other episodes is here.

More Brexit

The hearing before the UK Supreme Court began yesterday and continues until Thursday. Coverage from BBC News, including highlights from Day One, can be found here. 14 min, no transcript.

More Brexit

BBC News has a piece with a short recording of an interview with Lord Kerr, a justice of the UK Supreme Court, about the court's role in the Brexit process. All eleven members of the Supreme Court will begin deliberations December 5 (see our post of Nov. 24 below). 1 min 36 sec, no transcript.
Link to the recording repaired.

Brexit before the UK Supreme Court - 5-8 December

The UK Supreme Court has set aside four days, 5 - 8 December, for the appeal hearing about who, after the referendum to leave the European Union, has the power to trigger Article 50. You will be able to watch the hearing live here. All eleven justices will sit on the panel considering this appeal which will be chaired by Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court. For more information about this case you can visit the UK Supreme Court’s internet site news page.

Law in Action Is Back

The new series of BBC Radio 4’s Law in Action is back. The first episode in this series examines terrorism, extremism and the law. The next, available November 8, will examine the High Court’s ruling on Brexit. 28 min., no transcript.