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Professor Philippe Sands QC quoted in The Observer on Supreme Court ruling on prorogation
23 September 2019
The article discusses the likely verdict in the case against Boris Johnson鈥檚 prorogation of parliament, according to expert legal sources.
Professor聽Philippe Sands QC, Professor of Law at , has been quoted in an article published yesterday by The Observer (鈥樷��).
Various legal experts have been quoted in the article, who believe that the court will find against the government when it delivers its verdict on whether Boris Johnson鈥檚 decision to suspend parliament was lawful.
Professor Sands QC is quoted: 鈥淭he dominant feeling among informed observers is that the government is on the ropes and it鈥檚 going to lose.鈥� He also highlights the key issue of what solution the court would suggest if it did find against the government 鈥� which will depend largely on how the court鈥檚 decision is framed.