LONDON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The barrister at the center of the historic court case over Britain's exit from the European Union (EU) is to address the House of Lords on the Brexit bill, it was announced Thursday.
Lord David Pannick represented businesswoman Gina Miller who challenged Prime Minister Theresa May's right to trigger the article 50 mechanism to kickstart Britain's departure from Brussels without the consent of parliament.
The Supreme Court in London ruled in favor of Miller on Jan. 24, which means MPs (members of the Parliament) need to vote on a parliamentary bill before the process can start.
The Brexit bill ended its journey on Wednesday in the House of Commons with a landslide victory for May.
The parliamentary bill giving May authority to trigger article 50 must now be passed by to the unelected House of Lords.
It was revealed Thursday by officials at Westminster that Lord Pannick was one of 140 peers in the upper chamber wanting to speak in the debate later this month.
It also became clear that May wouldn't learn whether she is free to trigger the mechanism until March 7.
Officials at Westminster announced the timetable for taking the Brexit bill through its final stages in the House of Lords.
Because the House of Lords will be entering a short recess, the main debates will not start until Feb. 20 when the first of 140 peers have their say.
The debate will continue on Feb. 21, with the process switching to more detailed debates by a committee on Feb. 27, which will continue into early March.
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