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A Hairdresser’s Lawsuit Could Spell Trouble for Brexit

  • London lawyers bring claims to court over U.K. leaving EU
  • Case could pit the power of the judges against U.K. lawmakers
A protest outside Mishcon de Reya's law offices in London on July 7.

A protest outside Mishcon de Reya's law offices in London on July 7.

Source: Spiked
By
Patrick Gower and Kit Chellel

In the hall of London’s Inner Temple, a grand dining chamber with stained-glass windows and coats of arms adorning the walls, 300 lawyers assembled to complain about Britain’s exit from the European Union.

"The world has effectively been turned upside down," said former attorney general Dominic Grieve. The campaign in favor of leaving was "the constitutional equivalent of crimes against humanity," remarked Richard Gordon, a barrister at Brick Court Chambers. When the speakers asked if anyone in the room had anything more positive to say, there was silence.

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