A lawyer has raised £ 60,000 ( $ 84,000 ) via crowdfunding to fight efforts to prevent the European Court of Justice weighing on the post - Brexit status of five Britons living in the Netherlands . Jo Maugham QC is fighting a Dutch government attempt to block the case . Maugham says he is "realistic" about the prospects of the case, whose referral to the ECJ is currently being challenged by the Dutch government. The case is seen as a test of UK citizens ' rights in Netherlands after independence .
A lawyer has raised £ 60,000 ( $ 84,000 ) via crowdfunding to fight efforts to prevent the European Court of Justice weighing on the post - Brexit status of five Britons living in the Netherlands . Jo Maugham QC is fighting a Dutch government attempt to block the case . The case is seen as a test of UK citizens ' rights in Netherlands after independence .