The UK Supreme Court has now received formal notification of the UK government’s intention to appeal the High Court’s decision of 3 November in the case of R (on the application of Miller & Dos Santos) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.

Permission to appeal has been granted by a panel of three Justices: Lord Neuberger, Lord Mance and Lord Kerr and the case can now proceed to a full hearing.

The Supreme Court has set aside four days, 5 – 8 December 2016, for the appeal hearing. The exact number of days and timings will depend on further submissions received from the parties on the precise legal arguments to be considered, the number of interveners and whether any other related cases are joined to this one.

The court has also confirmed that all eleven Justices will sit on the panel considering this appeal, which will be chaired by Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court will sit in its largest courtroom and make available a live video feed in the other two courtrooms in the building to enable as many members of the public as possible to observe proceedings.

Judgment will be reserved at the conclusion of that hearing and follow at a later date, likely in the New Year.