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'''Jolyon Maugham QC''' (born 1 July 1971)<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Maugham, Jolyon Toby Dennis | chapter-url = https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283232|title=Who's Who|publisher = A & C Black|location=Oxford|year=2015|isbn = 9780199540884}}</ref> is a British barrister, currently practising in tax law at Deveraux Chambers. He is the founder and director of the ''Good Law Project'', through which he has played a key role in bringing to court a number of legal challenges to the [[Brexit]] process.<ref>{{cite web |title=What we do |url=https://goodlawproject.org/about/ | website = goodlawproject.org |publisher=Good Law Project |accessdate=22 April 2018}}</ref>
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'''Jolyon Maugham QC''' is a British barrister, as of 2023 practising in tax law at [[Deveraux Chambers]]<ref>https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283232</ref>. He is the founder and director of the ''[[Good Law Project]]'', through which he has played a key role in bringing to court a number of legal challenges to the [[Brexit]] process.<ref>https://goodlawproject.org/about/</ref>
  
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Maugham's cases include defending the rights of British expats in Europe,<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Carrol |first=Lisa |date=17 January 2017 |title=Britons tell Dutch court their EU rights cannot be removed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/17/britons-dutch-court-eu-rights-cannot-be-removed |work=The Guardian |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Maugham |first=Jolyon |date=1 March 2018 |title=Our rights to EU citizenship are worth fighting for – despite Brexit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/01/eu-citizenship-brexit-ecj-netherlands |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> a case to clarify whether the Brexit process can be reversed by Parliament,<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Leary |first=Elisabeth |date=20 March 2018 |title=Court rules in favour of case on Britain's ability to reverse Brexit |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-article50/court-rules-in-favour-of-case-on-britains-ability-to-reverse-brexit-idUSKBN1GW195 |work=Reuters |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> and a legal challenge to referendum spending by ''Vote Leave''.<ref>{{cite news |last=George |first=Hannah  |title= Anti-Brexit group wins challenge against ‘Vote Leave’ spending |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-23/anti-brexit-group-wins-challenge-against-vote-leave-spending-jf3zzsjz |work=Bloomberg News |date=23 March 2018 |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dickie |first1=Mure |last2=Croft |first2=Jane |title=UK asks Supreme Court to rule on Scottish and Welsh Brexit laws |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8f63a486-4233-11e8-803a-295c97e6fd0b |work=Financial Times |date=17 April 2018 |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
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Maugham's cases include defending the rights of British expats in Europe,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/17/britons-dutch-court-eu-rights-cannot-be-removed |</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/01/eu-citizenship-brexit-ecj-netherlands </ref> a case to clarify whether the Brexit process can be reversed by Parliament,<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-article50/court-rules-in-favour-of-case-on-britains-ability-to-reverse-brexit-idUSKBN1GW195 </ref> and a legal challenge to referendum spending by ''Vote Leave''.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-23/anti-brexit-group-wins-challenge-against-vote-leave-spending-jf3zzsjz </ref><ref>https://www.ft.com/content/8f63a486-4233-11e8-803a-295c97e6fd0b </ref>
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Jolyon Maugham has written extensively on [[Brexit]] and legal issues for many publications including ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'',<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/11/19/how-nicola-sturgeon-could-shake-up-cosy-consensus-and-use-articl</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jolyon-maugham </ref> and the ''[[New Statesman]]''.<ref>https://www.newstatesman.com/writers/320811</ref>
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Jolyon Maugham has written extensively on [[Brexit]] and legal issues for many publications including ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Maugham |first=Jolyon |date=19 November 2016 |title=How Nicola Sturgeon could shake up 'cosy consensus' and use Article 50 to wrest back control of Scotland's future |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/11/19/how-nicola-sturgeon-could-shake-up-cosy-consensus-and-use-articl/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jolyon-maugham |title=Jolyon Maugham |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> and the ''[[New Statesman]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/writers/320811 |title=Jolyon Maugham |newspaper=[[New Statesman]] |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
 
 
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Legal Challenge to Brexit[1]
BornJolyon Toby Dennis Maugham
1 July 1971
British barrister and NGO-activist. "George Soros has become one of the great bulwarks against fascism. He hasn't given [my NGO] any money. But I aspire to it acquiring sufficient influence that he does."

Jolyon Maugham QC is a British barrister, as of 2023 practising in tax law at Deveraux Chambers[2]. He is the founder and director of the Good Law Project, through which he has played a key role in bringing to court a number of legal challenges to the Brexit process.[3]

Maugham's cases include defending the rights of British expats in Europe,[4][5] a case to clarify whether the Brexit process can be reversed by Parliament,[6] and a legal challenge to referendum spending by Vote Leave.[7][8]

Jolyon Maugham has written extensively on Brexit and legal issues for many publications including The Daily Telegraph,[9] The Guardian[10] and the New Statesman.[11]

“George Soros has become one of the great bulwarks against fascism. He hasn't given @GoodLawProject any money. But I aspire to it acquiring sufficient influence that he does.”
Jolyon Maugham (8 February 2018)  [12]


 

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References

  1. ↑ Document:Legal Challenge To Brexit
  2. ↑ https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283232
  3. ↑ https://goodlawproject.org/about/
  4. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/17/britons-dutch-court-eu-rights-cannot-be-removed |
  5. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/01/eu-citizenship-brexit-ecj-netherlands
  6. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-article50/court-rules-in-favour-of-case-on-britains-ability-to-reverse-brexit-idUSKBN1GW195
  7. ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-23/anti-brexit-group-wins-challenge-against-vote-leave-spending-jf3zzsjz
  8. ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/8f63a486-4233-11e8-803a-295c97e6fd0b
  9. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/11/19/how-nicola-sturgeon-could-shake-up-cosy-consensus-and-use-articl
  10. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jolyon-maugham
  11. ↑ https://www.newstatesman.com/writers/320811
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/961511319789858816 Twitter
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