The UK Prime Minister Theresa May would be triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty on Wednesday, 29th March. While many expect the exit negotiations to begin between the UK and the European Union, these two might actually end up in court right after the triggering instead of the negotiating table. The European Union is planning to hand Britain a hefty exit bill that might range between €40 billion to €60 billion and the UK plans to make no payment with regard to the bill.

According to a leaked report, the EU is planning to sue Britain over the exit bill in the International Court of Justice at Hague. Both the Prime Minister's legal advisers and a House of Lords committee have found Britain has no legal obligation to pay the settlement – which includes fees to back up the EU's pension scheme. The leaked copy that includes EU’s negotiating outlines also shows that the bloc is planning to drive a hard bargain that includes regular payment as well as free movement of people in exchange for the Kingdom’s access to the EU single market.

Theresa May has already said that she is ready to take Britain out of the bloc without any trade deals if no acceptable one could be reached through negotiations. Brexit is more crucial to the EU than it is for Britain. The EU leaders would try to make their case via Brexit to show why other should not follow suit.