Scotland's
devolved government is expected to join a legal challenge against the British
government's plans to trigger an exit from the European Union, the lead
claimant in the court case said on Sunday.
A British
court ruled on Thursday that the government needs parliamentary approval to
start the process of leaving the European Union, potentially delaying Prime
Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans.
The government
said it would appeal against the High Court ruling and Britain's Supreme Court
is expected to consider the
case early next month.
"We are
expecting a number of governments to join us," Gina Miller, an investment
manager leading the court case against the government, told the BBC, indicating
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish devolved authorities could become involved.
"But
their case will be different to ours. They will be talking about their own
particular interests."
Scottish First
Minister Nicola Sturgeon said a decision on her government's involvement had
not yet been taken.
"The
Scottish government had a representative observing proceedings throughout this
case and we are currently considering whether we should now seek to become
participants in the appeal process," she wrote in the Observer newspaper.
A majority of
people in Scotland voted to stay in the EU at the June 23 referendum, while a
majority in England and Wales voted to leave, setting Britain as a whole on the
path to an unprecedented divorce from its biggest trading partner and straining
relations between the UK's constituent nations.
"Any
decision we make will not be about thwarting the result in England and Wales
... our decision will be about how we best make sure the actions of the UK
government properly respect the way in which all parts of the UK voted,"
Sturgeon said.
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