THESE are the Supreme Court judges who will decide whether the UK can send illegal immigrants to be processed in Rwanda.
The board for the two-day hearing, starting tomorrow in London, includes justice chiefs who previously ruled in favour of anti-arms protesters and forced any Brexit deal to go through a Commons vote.
AlamyThe Supreme Court is likely to reserve its decision, potentially taking two months to make a call[/caption]
Government lawyers will attempt to persuade the panel to overturn a June ruling by the Court of Appeal declaring the £140million settlement scheme unlawful — as refugees could have been returned to home nations, where they might be persecuted.
Last year, a High Court case initially decided sending some asylum seekers, including people arriving on small boats, was legal — but the decision was successfully challenged by left-wing activists and lawyers.
The Supreme Court is likely to reserve its decision, potentially taking two months to make a call.
Lord Reed
LORD Reed, 67, is President of the Supreme Court and voted to block Shamima Begum’s return to the UK.
He also ruled Boris Johnson’s 2019 suspension of Parliament was unlawful.
Lord Reed is President of the Supreme CourtEPA
Lord Sales
LORD Sales, 61, was one of three judges who ruled in 2016 that a Brexit deal could not proceed without a Parliamentary vote.
Previously earned £3.3million as a government lawyer for Tony Blair.
Lord Sales earned £3.3million as a government lawyer for Tony BlairEPA
Lord Lloyd-Jones
LORD Lloyd-Jones, 71, made money working on EU law cases before becoming a judge.
He also ruled the 2019 suspension of Parliament was unlawful.
Lord Lloyd-Jones ruled the 2019 suspension of Parliament was unlawfulPA:Press Association
He came out of retirement last year.
Lord Briggs
LORD Briggs, 68, ruled against the then-Home Secretary Priti Patel in 2020, finding a Pakistani man was a trafficking victim and not to be removed from the UK.
He served as Lord Justice of Appeal.
Lord Briggs served as Lord Justice of AppealEPA
Lord Hodge
LORD Hodge, 70, is deputy president of the Supreme Court and was one of five judges who quashed convictions for four protesters who formed a blockade outside a London arms fair.
Lord Hodge is deputy president of the Supreme CourtEPA Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
