Brit law firm starts legal action to block Brexit

Mishcon de Reya, a major UK law firm with over 400 lawyers worldwide, has launched a lawsuit advance against the British government to ensure that the legal process of activation of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, a key to start the procedure withdrawal from the EU, are accomplished in accordance with law. The law firm has moved at the request of a group of companies whose names were not disclosed.

According to lawyers, the government, without the vote of the Parliament, does not have sufficient powers to enable the article that would trigger the Brexit. Article 50 states that, "each member state can decide the withdrawal from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional procedures".

To open the door to various interpretations, the fact that the UK does not have a formally written constitution; certain is that the result of the referendum of June 23 on Brexit, is not legally binding and requires a formal act on the part of the institutions.

According to the interpretation of Mishcon de Reya are the citizens' representatives, parliamentarians, those with the responsibility to approve the activation of Article 50; from June 27 the law firm is in contact with the British Government "to protect the sovereignty of parliament".

Kasra Nouroozi, partner of Mishcon de Reya, wrote that "the result of the referendum is not itself legally binding" and that "the activation of Article 50 from the present or the future prime minister is illegal."

"We must be sure that this is done properly for the benefit of all British citizens," he continues, "Article 50 can not simply be invoked without a full debate and a parliamentary vote."