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| − | '''Jolyon Maugham QC''' | + | '''Jolyon Maugham QC''' is a British barrister, as of 2023 practising in tax law at [[Deveraux Chambers]]<ref>https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283232</ref>. He is the founder and director of the ''[[Good Law Project]]'', through which he has played a key role in bringing to court a number of legal challenges to the [[Brexit]] process.<ref>https://goodlawproject.org/about/</ref> |
Maugham's cases include defending the rights of British expats in Europe,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/17/britons-dutch-court-eu-rights-cannot-be-removed |</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/01/eu-citizenship-brexit-ecj-netherlands </ref> a case to clarify whether the Brexit process can be reversed by Parliament,<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-article50/court-rules-in-favour-of-case-on-britains-ability-to-reverse-brexit-idUSKBN1GW195 </ref> and a legal challenge to referendum spending by ''Vote Leave''.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-23/anti-brexit-group-wins-challenge-against-vote-leave-spending-jf3zzsjz </ref><ref>https://www.ft.com/content/8f63a486-4233-11e8-803a-295c97e6fd0b </ref> | Maugham's cases include defending the rights of British expats in Europe,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/17/britons-dutch-court-eu-rights-cannot-be-removed |</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/01/eu-citizenship-brexit-ecj-netherlands </ref> a case to clarify whether the Brexit process can be reversed by Parliament,<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-article50/court-rules-in-favour-of-case-on-britains-ability-to-reverse-brexit-idUSKBN1GW195 </ref> and a legal challenge to referendum spending by ''Vote Leave''.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-23/anti-brexit-group-wins-challenge-against-vote-leave-spending-jf3zzsjz </ref><ref>https://www.ft.com/content/8f63a486-4233-11e8-803a-295c97e6fd0b </ref> | ||
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|text=[[George Soros]] has become one of the great bulwarks against [[fascism]]. He hasn't given @GoodLawProject any money. But I aspire to it acquiring sufficient influence that he does. | |text=[[George Soros]] has become one of the great bulwarks against [[fascism]]. He hasn't given @GoodLawProject any money. But I aspire to it acquiring sufficient influence that he does. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:21, 24 May 2023
 Jolyon Maugham QC    (barrister) | |
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 Legal Challenge to Brexit[1] | |
| Born | Jolyon Toby Dennis Maugham 1 July 1971 |
British barrister and NGO-activist. "George Soros has become one of the great bulwarks against fascism. He hasn't given [my NGO] any money. But I aspire to it acquiring sufficient influence that he does." | |
Jolyon Maugham QC is a British barrister, as of 2023 practising in tax law at Deveraux Chambers[2]. He is the founder and director of the Good Law Project, through which he has played a key role in bringing to court a number of legal challenges to the Brexit process.[3]
Maugham's cases include defending the rights of British expats in Europe,[4][5] a case to clarify whether the Brexit process can be reversed by Parliament,[6] and a legal challenge to referendum spending by Vote Leave.[7][8]
Jolyon Maugham has written extensively on Brexit and legal issues for many publications including The Daily Telegraph,[9] The Guardian[10] and the New Statesman.[11]
“George Soros has become one of the great bulwarks against fascism. He hasn't given @GoodLawProject any money. But I aspire to it acquiring sufficient influence that he does.”
Jolyon Maugham (8 February 2018) [12]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:ECJ Advocate General says UK can revoke Article 50 unilaterally | Article | 4 December 2018 | Tony Connelly | Article 50 allows the "unilateral revocation of the notification of the intention to withdraw from the EU, until such time as the Withdrawal Agreement is formally concluded" |
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References
- ↑ Document:Legal Challenge To Brexit
- ↑ https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283232
- ↑ https://goodlawproject.org/about/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/17/britons-dutch-court-eu-rights-cannot-be-removed |
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/01/eu-citizenship-brexit-ecj-netherlands
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-article50/court-rules-in-favour-of-case-on-britains-ability-to-reverse-brexit-idUSKBN1GW195
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-23/anti-brexit-group-wins-challenge-against-vote-leave-spending-jf3zzsjz
- ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/8f63a486-4233-11e8-803a-295c97e6fd0b
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/11/19/how-nicola-sturgeon-could-shake-up-cosy-consensus-and-use-articl
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jolyon-maugham
- ↑ https://www.newstatesman.com/writers/320811
- ↑ https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/961511319789858816 Twitter
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