The UK can unilaterally reverse Brexit, rules EU court

The European Court of Justice ruled on Monday that that Article 50 — the legal mechanism which kickstarted Brexit — allows the unilateral revocation of the UK's intention to withdraw from the EU.

That means the possibility of revoking Article 50 would continue to exist until the Article 50 process has formally concluded, which is scheduled for March next year.

The court case was referred to the ECJ by Edinburgh's Court of Session in September after a legal case was brought by a group of anti-Brexit Scottish politicians and lawyer Jo Maugham QC. The Advocate General's opinion is non-binding, and ECJ judges will hand down the final ruling separately. In previous cases, however, the final rulings have often though not always reflected the Advocate General's initial opinion.

This is a developing story.

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