R (Miller) v Prime Minister (Lord Advocate intervening)

Subject Matter

CROWN — Minister — Exercise of prerogative power — Prime Minister advising Crown to prorogue Parliament — Whether separation of powers permitting court to assess relationship between executive and Parliament — Whether prerogative of prorogation justiciable — Whether parliamentary sovereignty enforceable legal principle — Whether court empowered to assess lawfulness of length and reasons given for prorogation

[2019] EWHC 2381 (QB); [2019] 4 All ER 299; [2019] WLR (D) 511; Press summary; Official transcript (PDF), DC

CROWN — Minister — Exercise of prerogative power — Prime Minister’s decision to advise Crown to prorogue Parliament for five-week period — Prorogation taking effect during period leading up to stipulated date for United Kingdom’s withdrawal from European Union — Terms of withdrawal remaining undecided — Challenge to lawfulness of advice on ground prorogation having effect of limiting scrutiny of executive at time of constitutional change — Whether justiciable — Whether decision outside legal limits of prerogative power — Whether advice to be declared unlawful — Whether prorogation “proceeding in Parliament” so as to preclude additional declaration that prorogation null and of no effect — Bill of Rights (1688) (1 Will & Mary, sess 2, c 2), art 9

[2019] UKSC 41; [2020] AC 373; [2019] 3 WLR 589; 2020 SC (UKSC) 1; [2019] 4 All ER 299; [2019] WLR (D) 524; Case details; Official transcript (PDF); Press summary (PDF), SC(Sc)

JUDICIAL REVIEW — Prorogation of Parliament — Advice by the Prime Minister to sovereign to prorogue Parliament for five weeks

[2019] UKSC 41; [2020] AC 373; [2019] 3 WLR 589; 2020 SC (UKSC) 1; [2019] 4 All ER 299; [2019] WLR (D) 524; Case details; Official transcript (PDF); Press summary (PDF), SC(Sc)

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Prorogation of Parliament — Whether the Order in Council to prorogue Parliament to be reduced on account of the underlying advice to prorogue being unlawful

[2019] UKSC 41; [2020] AC 373; [2019] 3 WLR 589; 2020 SC (UKSC) 1; [2019] 4 All ER 299; [2019] WLR (D) 524; Case details; Official transcript (PDF); Press summary (PDF), SC(Sc)

Appellate History

Commentary

UK Human Rights Blog
A Tale of Two Judgments: Scottish Court of Session rules prorogation of Parliament unlawful, but High Court of England and Wales begs to differ Case comment

UK Constitutional Law Association
Miller 2, Non-justiciability and the Danger of Legal Black Holes Case comment

Public Law for Everyone
Prorogation and justiciability: Some thoughts ahead of the Cherry/Miller (No 2) case in the Supreme Court Case comment

UK Supreme Court Blog
Case preview: The appeals concerning the prorogation of the UK Parliament Case comment

Live Blog Day 1: R (Miller) v The Prime Minister; & Cherry and others v Advocate General for Scotland Case blog

Live Blog Day 2: R (Miller) v Prime Minister; Cherry & Ors v Advocate General for Scotland Case blog

Live Blog Day 3: R (Miller) v Prime Minister; Cherry & Ors v Advocate General for Scotland Case blog

Public Law for Everyone
The Supreme Court’s judgment in Cherry/Miller (No 2): A new approach to constitutional adjudication? Case comment

1,000 words / The Supreme Court’s Judgment in Cherry/Miller (No 2) Case comment

Brexit Institute
The UK Supreme Court’s decision on prorogation Case comment

The UK Supreme Court Judgment on Prorogation: Reaffirming the Centrality of the Parliament Case comment

‘Not a Normal Prorogation’: Parliament, The Courts, the Crown and The People Case comment

Minted Law
Brenda and the Supremes. Is the Supreme Court inventing a new tune? Case comment

UK Human Rights Blog
Supreme Court rules unanimously that the prorogation of Parliament was unlawful Case comment

A Rogue Prorogation? Podcast

Guardian
Landmarks in law: the Brexit court ruling that thwarted Boris Johnson Article

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Decisions Open to Judicial Review 77.5