Jon Henley is joined by Jolyon Maugham, Philip Syrpis, Jennifer Rankin and Owen Bowcott to discuss the legal challenges to the government’s use of Article 50, and how the EU will interpret the Lisbon Treaty’s exit mechanism in the coming negotiations

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Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty holds the key to leaving the European Union but its full meaning and consequences are open to interpretation.

As the British courts prepare to decide whether the government must consult parliament before invoking Article 50, the EU is preparing its institutions for the coming negotiations.

So what is on the table? Who gets a say? And what will the coming years of negotiation hold?

Joining Jon Henley to discuss it all are Jolyon Maugham QC, a lawyer whose own crowdfunded challenge to the detail of Article 50 is bound for the Irish High Court, Professor Philip Syrpis, an expert in EU law at the University of Bristol, Guardian Brussels correspondent Jennifer Rankin, and our legal affairs correspondent Owen Bowcott.

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