London-based Jolyon Maugham QC will ask the High Court in Dublin to seek a ruling from the European Court of Justice on whether the activation of article 50 can be reversed.

Mr Maughan, who has the backing of over £70,000 raised through a crowdfunding campaign, said it would be politically impossible for judges in London to refer the question to the European courts.

The proceedings are to be issued on Friday 27 January.

Mr Maughan also seeks to refer the question of whether Brexit means the UK also leaves the European Economic Area (EEA).

In a similar case, two sets of claimants will go before the High Court in London to argue that Britain’s exit from the EU should not be taken to mean an exit from the EEA.

The judicial review was initiated by Peter Wilding, who runs think tank British Influence, and Adrian Yalland, who have since been joined by four anonymous claimants in the challenge.

They argue that article 127 of the EEA Agreement, to which the UK is a contracting party, specifies a separate departure process from the one set out in Treaty on European Union.

The outcome of both cases could have a serious shaping influence on the Brexit process, which Prime Minister Theresa May is bidding to begin later this Spring.