Johnson Set to Defy Ban on No-Deal Brexit and Fight On in Court

  • U.K. government prepares for legal showdown over Oct. 31 exit
  • Johnson will tell Juncker he’ll reject any deadline extension
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to defy a new law designed to stop him forcing the U.K. out of the European Union with no deal next month, and is braced for a fight to settle Brexit in the British courts.