Wightman and Others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union: ECJ 4 Dec 2018

Opinion – Unilateral withdrawal of Art 50 Notice

Opinion – Right of withdrawal from the European Union – Notification of the intention to withdraw – Withdrawal of the United Kingdom (Brexit)
Question referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Article 50 TEU – Right of withdrawal from the European Union – Notification of the intention to withdraw – Withdrawal of the United Kingdom (Brexit) – Revocability of the notification of the intention to withdraw – Unilateral revocation – Conditions for unilateral revocation – Agreed revocation
When a Member State has notified the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European Union, Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union allows the unilateral revocation of that notification, until such time as the withdrawal agreement is formally concluded, provided that the revocation has been decided upon in accordance with the Member State’s constitutional requirements, is formally notified to the European Council and does not involve an abusive practice.

Campos Sanchez-Bordona AG
ECLI:EU:C:2018:978
Bailii
European
Citing:
At Outer HouseWightman, MSP and Others, Reclaiming Motion By v The Advocate General SCS 20-Mar-2018
Art 50 withdrawal possibility review to proceed
Petition seeking judicial review of the United Kingdom Government’s ‘position’ on the revocability of a notice of intention to withdraw from the European Union in terms of Article 50.2 of the Treaty on European Union. . .
At SCSWightman MSP and Others for Judicial Review v The Secretary of State for Exiting The European Union SCS 8-Jun-2018
The Petitioners sought a declaration that the Article 50 notice given by the UK government could be withdrawn by the UK without the consent of the EU.
Held: The matter was referred to the CJEU for a preliminary answer to the question: ‘Where, . .

Cited by:
OpinionWightman and Others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union ECJ 10-Dec-2018
Art 50 Notice withrawable unilaterally
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 50 TEU – Notification by a Member State of its intention to withdraw from the European Union – Consequences of the notification – Right of unilateral revocation of the notification – Conditions
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Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.630996