R (Miller) v The Prime Minister

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf UK Supreme Court case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Miller II
gptkbp:category gptkb:2019_in_United_Kingdom_case_law
gptkb:Brexit_case_law
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom_cases
Constitutional court cases
gptkbp:citation gptkb:[2019]_UKSC_41
gptkbp:claimedBy gptkb:Gina_Miller
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 24 September 2019
gptkbp:defendant The Prime Minister (Boris Johnson)
gptkbp:effect prorogation quashed
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:R_(on_the_application_of_Miller)_v_The_Prime_Minister_and_Cherry_v_Advocate_General_for_Scotland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R (Miller) v The Prime Minister
gptkbp:impact Parliament reconvened
gptkbp:joinedCase gptkb:Cherry_v_Advocate_General_for_Scotland
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:legalIssue justiciability of prorogation
limits of executive power
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableJudge gptkb:Lady_Arden
gptkb:Lord_Reed
gptkb:Baroness_Hale_of_Richmond
gptkb:Lady_Black
gptkb:Lord_Briggs
gptkb:Lord_Kitchin
gptkb:Lord_Lloyd-Jones
gptkb:Lord_Sales
gptkb:Lord_Carnwath
gptkb:Lord_Hodge
gptkb:Lord_Kerr
gptkb:Lord_Wilson
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:R_(Miller)_v_Secretary_of_State_for_Exiting_the_European_Union
gptkbp:presidentOfCourt gptkb:Baroness_Hale_of_Richmond
gptkbp:principle courts can review the lawfulness of the Prime Minister's advice to the Queen
no person, not even the Prime Minister, is above the law
prorogation that frustrates or prevents Parliament from carrying out its constitutional functions is unlawful
gptkbp:relatedTo Brexit
gptkbp:result prorogation declared unlawful
gptkbp:significance gptkb:constitutional_law
separation of powers
judicial review of executive action
gptkbp:subject prorogation of Parliament
gptkbp:unanimousDecision yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_Sumption
gptkb:R_(on_the_application_of_Miller)_v_Secretary_of_State_for_Exiting_the_European_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6