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[spathiphyllum]

[Zacs-Master]

Link to the case you cited, please Jim.

[Zacs-Master]

That only reinforces why they used a Scottish court, Jim!

[THECORBYLOON]

If Scots law can be used in a case then it makes sense to take advantage but I do not believe that was the major reason for the Court of Session being chosen.

[THECORBYLOON]

What folk appear to be forgetting is that the grounds for the cases going through the three jurisdictions are different.

It's not as if the Court of Session looked at the same evidence used in the High Court and reached a different conclusion is it?

[jim360]

I don't see why it does. Partly it notes that the Scottish case started earlier, and the English case started on the instant that the prorogation was actually announced.

And, of course, at the lower court in Scotland, the case was dismissed, and it's only the appeal that ruled against the government.

It's simply staggering that people are somehow turning this against the appellants. It's perfectly right and proper that they put their case before, in the end, all courts, and on grounds that at least partly reflected specific national concerns and laws: the Northern Ireland case was a great deal more to do with possible impact on the Good Friday Agreement. So of course it gets heard in Ireland. The Scottish Case was launched earlier because the Court was in session there and not here. Yes, some Scottish Law differences might help rather than hinder the case, but, still.

It comes down to the Supreme Court next week in any case. But it's still sad to see how determined people are to undermine legal process in this country and seek all sorts of nefarious motives, when none of this would have mattered had the underhand (although possibly legal -- as I even said I thought it was) tactic of prorogation never been used.

[Zacs-Master]

It all boils down to Justiciability. The two conflicting judgments can't be resolved so it’s off to the Supreme Court on 17 September.

[THECORBYLOON]

What is completely unacceptable are the claims by some folk on AB and elsewhere that the judiciary in Scotland is showing bias.

[Zacs-Master]

Why is it 'completely unacceptable'?

[cassa333]

Worse case scenario.

[THECORBYLOON]

They are questioning the judges' independence and impartiality only because the decision went against them.

[Zacs-Master]

The judges decision went against some ABers? Wow, I'd no idea we had members so tied up in the process.

[hereIam]

I brand you a scaremonger too ...

[spathiphyllum]

"I brand you a scaremonger too ..."

That's absolutely fine.. You can be an optimist, a pessimist or in my case a realist. I never published Operation Yellowhammer I simply predicted it.

[gulliver1]

When Will The Ration Books, Clothing Coupons, Also Petrol Coupons Be Introduced .Sorry About The Misuse Of Capitals.

[Canary42]

YOu're wasting your time Spath, the Deniers are intractable.

[vetuste_ennemi]

I would have thought that fighting a case in multiple jurisdictions is pretty dodgy behaviour.

And the motives have 120% to do with scuppering Brexit. And the remaining (geddit?) -20% to do with democracy, the constitution and common decency.

[THECORBYLOON]

The cases have been brought by different folk and involve different arguments, what is the problem with that?

[vetuste_ennemi]

What's wrong with that is that they have a shared aim which is to deny the democracy they and hypocrites like some on this thread pretend to defend.

Do you understand that point?

[THECORBYLOON]

The fact the Inner House found the PM's actions to be unlawful shows there was merit in bringing the case to court.

The Prime Minister is not above the law is he?