"Sounds fairly sensible to me as long as it’s limited to the people described."
Why should anybody living in the UK have recourse to a foreign court to settle disputes? Imagine:
"I don't like the decision of the UK court in this matter"
"Oh, Ok then, take it to the ECJ and we'll abide by its decision."
A government spokesman added that "...such a move would be acceptable to Brexit supporters because referrals would 'still be a UK court decision' an 'numbers would be very small'."
Well it would not be acceptable to me, even if the numbers were in single digits. What happens if the UK courts refuse a referral? Where is that decision challenged?
One of the main reasons for Brexit is to rid the country of the pernicious influence of the EU. Continuing to succomb to its courts - in however small a way - does not achieve that aim.If it's that important to them, people living in the UK who want the protection provided by EU institutions after Brexit should simply move to one of the remaining 27 countries.