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Guyana-born manager leads Brexit legal battle
London – Gina Miller is a London-based investment manager for the firm SCM Private,
Gina Miller
which she co-founded in 2014.
Miller, who was born in Guyana but grew up in Britain, is the lead claimant in a historic legal action against the Prime Minister.
She is fighting her case with several other applicants, including the so-called “People’s Challenge” which has the backing of thousands of supporters.
Ms Miller argues that individual members of the Cabinet have no legal power to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to leave the European Union without the prior authorisation of Parliament and MPs.
She is hoping to overturn Mrs May’s decision in judicial preview proceedings at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Miller is the founder and chairman of Miller Philanthropy, which she launched with her husband Alan, the original “Mr Hedge Fund”, who made more than £30 million in the City.
The couple also launched the True and Fair Campaign, aimed at slashing charges on ISAs and rooting out ‘dishonesty’ in the financial services industry.
She and her husband have been a major contributor to the Lady Thatcher infirmary at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, in addition to numerous small UK community charities and projects, and says her organisation always does its “due diligence” before helping any cause.
She offers her foundation’s services completely free of charge, and Miller Philanthropy also has a pro bono directory, the Goodwill Exchange, which is made up of experts, individuals and companies.
The dispute is over whether Parliament as a whole or Ministers have the authority to formally declare to the European Parliament that Britain is withdrawing from the EU under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Article 50 states that any member state may leave “in accordance with its own constitutional requirements”.
The Government says that its executive powers, under the royal prerogative, are sufficient for David Davis, the Brexit secretary, to formally announce Britain’s exit on behalf of Theresa May’s Cabinet.
The case will be heard over three days at the High Court and could move to the Supreme Court before the end of the year. (telegraph.co.uk)
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