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> UK HIGH COURT JUDGES DROP BOMBSHELL ON BROWN: 'British High Court
> Judges Rebuke Government Over Lisbon Treaty' - 'High Court Asks
> Government To Delay Ratification Of EU Treaty' - 'EU Treaty Not
> Ratified Without Court Ruling: Britain' -'Gordon Brown: High Court
> Judge's Calls For EU Lisbon Treaty Ratification Delay Makes No
> Difference'
>
> - o O o -
>
> British High Court Judges Rebuke Government Over Lisbon Treaty
>
> Deutsche Presse-Agentur,
> via MonstersandCritics.Com,
> Jun 20, 2008, 12:49 GMT
>
> London - British High Court judges Friday rebuked the government for
> pressing ahead with the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty while their
> decision on a legal bid to hold a referendum in Britain was still
> pending.
>
> The two judges said they were 'very surprised' to receive a letter
> from the government Thursday advising that it was pressing ahead with
> ratification.
>
> Their verdict on a case brought by a eurosceptic millionaire is due
> next week.
>
> However, the parliamentary process enabling Britain to go ahead with
> ratification was completed Wednesday when the House of Lords approved
> the necessary legislation.
>
> A last-minute attempt by Conservatives in the House of Lords to force
> a four-month delay in the ratification process following Ireland's
> rejection of the treaty was defeated.
>
> The High Court challenge over whether or not Britain should hold a
> referendum on the Lisbon Treaty was brought last week by Stuart
> Wheeler, a spread-betting millionaire and major donor to the
> opposition Conservative Party.
>
> Wheeler argues that the treaty cannot be ratified without a
> referendum, but the British government insists that the new amended
> treaty is sufficiently different from the earlier EU Constitution not
> to warrant a public vote.
>
> 'The court is very surprised that the government apparently proposes
> to ratify while the claimant's challenge to the decision not to hold a
> referendum on ratification is before the court. The court expects
> judgment to be handed down next week. The defendants are invited to
> stay their hand voluntarily until judgment,' Judge Stephen Richards
> said in in a direction published Friday.
>
> Analysts said the judge's remarks were likely to be meant as a
> reminder of the independence of the judiciary rather than giving an
> indication of how the ruling would go.
>
> Source:
>
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/uk/news/article_1412446.php/British_High_Court_judges_rebuke_government_over_Lisbon_Treaty
>
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>
> High Court Asks Government To Delay Ratification Of EU Treaty
>
> by Jenny Percival and agencies,
> The Guardian, UK,F
> Friday June 20, 2008
>
> A high court judge today called on the government to delay British
> ratification of the EU's Lisbon treaty until he delivered his ruling
> on a legal bid to force a referendum.
>
> Lord Justice Richards said he was "very surprised" to receive a letter
> from lawyers for the government yesterday saying that they were
> pressing ahead with ratification.
>
> Together with Mr Justice Mackay, the judge is hearing a case brought
> by Stuart Wheeler, the Eurosceptic millionaire, who has sought
> judicial review of the decision to ratify the treaty without a
> referendum.
>
> A ruling on the case is expected next week.
>
> After the EU (Amendment) Act gained royal assent yesterday, lawyers
> for the Treasury wrote to the high court to say: "The government is
> now proceeding to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon."
>
> In a direction released today, Richards said: "The court is very
> surprised that the government apparently proposes to ratify while the
> claimant's challenge to the decision not to hold a referendum on
> ratification is before the court.
>
> "The court expects judgment to be handed down next week. The
> defendants are invited to stay their hand voluntarily until
> judgment."
>
> Wheeler argues that he had a "legitimate expectation" there would be a
> public vote after one was promised by Labour on the constitutional
> treaty, the forerunner of the Lisbon treaty, which many argue is
> practically the same thing.
>
> The final stage of the ratification process, when the government
> deposits the articles of ratification in Rome, is likely to happen
> next month.
>
> The treaty will not come into force until all 27 EU member countries
> have done the same.
>
> Source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/20/eu.foreignpolicy1?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
>
> - o O o -
>
> EU Treaty Not Ratified Without Court Ruling: Britain
>
> AFP,
> via Yahoo News,
> 20 June, 2008.
>
> BRUSSELS (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that
> Britain could not definitively ratify the EU's Lisbon Treaty until a
> court has ruled on the validity of the move following a legal
> challenge.
>
> "Ratification will not take place of course until we have the
> judgment" of the court, Brown told journalists on the sidelines of an
> EU summit in Brussels focused on the treaty.
>
> Earlier a judge at London's High Court called on the British
> government to delay its ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty until
> he rules on a legal bid to force a referendum.
>
> The Lisbon Treaty bill was given royal assent on Thursday after being
> approved by parliament. The absolute final step in the ratification
> process comes when Britain deposits its "instruments of ratification"
> in Rome
>
> Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080620/wl_afp/eutreatybritainreferendumcourtbrown;_ylt=A0WTcWa9qFtIZY0A0CCyFz4D
>
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>
> Gordon Brown: High Court Judge's Calls For EU Lisbon Treaty
> Ratification Delay Makes No Difference
>
> by Glen Oglaza
> Political correspondent , Sky News,
> Friday June 20, 2008
>
> Gordon Brown says a High Court judge ordering a delay in the
> ratification by Britain of the Lisbon Treaty will not make any
> difference to the Treaty's progress.
>
> PM: 'Ratification on course'Lord Justice Richards has asked the
> Government to delay British ratification of the European Union's
> Lisbon Treaty until he delivers his ruling on a legal bid to force a
> referendum.
>
> The judge said he was "very surprised" to receive a letter from
> lawyers for the Government yesterday saying that they were pressing
> ahead with ratification.
>
> Together with Mr Justice Mackay, the judge is hearing a case brought
> by eurosceptic millionaire Stuart Wheeler, who has sought judicial
> review of the decision to ratify the Treaty without a referendum.
>
> A ruling on the case is expected next week.
>
> Source:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1319647,00.html?f=rss
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