MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The key concern is that UK Prime Minister Theresa May does not have the authority to invoke Article 50 of the EU Lisbon Treaty to start a two-year countdown for Brexit without a parliamentary act.
The parliament wants to vote on whether to start the proceedings to leave the 28-nation union. The majority of lawmakers are reportedly pro-Remain, while 52 percent of Britons voted to quit.
The panel of judges meeting in the Royal Courts of Justice will hear at least seven cases, The Guardian newspaper said.
On Tuesday, it looked into administrative issues, while the full trial is expected in October, according to the outlet. Government lawyers were cited by the paper as suggesting the case could eventually go before the supreme court.
