Ciaran O'Hare

Mr O’Hare, of McIvor Farrell Solicitors, said the court’s judgment in the Scottish Cherry and English Miller cases had “vindicated” Mr McCord in opposing prorogation.

Mr McCord, whose application for judicial review was refused by the High Court in Belfast, was not permitted to proceed to challenge the lawfulness of prorogation before the Supreme Court given that the Scottish and English challenges were already well-advanced. However, he joined both cases as an intervener.

In a statement this morning, Mr O’Hare said it was “a privilege and an honour” for both he and his client “to have played a role in this, the most significant constitutional case in UK legal history”.

He added: “My client hopes that Parliament will now resume its business and will not be stymied in terms of having its say in regards to Brexit. Northern Ireland parliamentarians such as Lady Sylvia Hermon vigorously put forward the case for Northern Ireland in Parliament and she will now be able to resume her good work.

“It is also a privilege for me as the instructing solicitor in this case. These proceedings have been difficult to navigate and have been stressful. They have required a herculean effort from counsel and I.

“Mr McCord still has other Northern Irish specific points regarding Brexit that are currently before the courts in Northern Ireland and our focus will now return to them.”