The parents of a west London baby who suffers from a rare genetic condition are set to go to the Supreme Court next week in a battle to take him to the US for treatment.
Charlie Gard, who is nine-months-old, suffers from a rare genetic condition and is currently on life support as there is no cure available in the UK.
Connie Yates and Chris Gard, Charlie's parents, have been in a battle with specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital , who say the therapy proposed by a doctor in America is experimental and will not help.
The doctors are arguing that Charlie's life support treatment should stop.
Mr Justice Francis, a High Court judge, ruled against a trip to America last month, saying Charlie should be allowed to die with dignity.
The judgement was upheld last week by three Court of Appeal judges on May 25 .
The legal battle for Charlie's life
The family, who live in Bedfont , have now taken their case to the highest court in the land, with Supreme Court judges set to consider the couple's claims at a preliminary hearing on June 8.
Before they get a full hearing, they will have to convince the panel of three justices they have an arguable case.
A Supreme Court spokesman said: "The Supreme Court understands that Constance Yates and Christopher Gard's legal representatives intend to seek permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in a case relating to whether Great Ormond Street Hospital can withdraw life-support treatment from the child of the appellants.
"The court is aware of the urgency of the matter and it is currently anticipated that a panel of three Supreme Court justices will sit on the afternoon of Thursday 8 June 2017 to decide whether or not to grant permission to appeal based on submissions from the parties.
"In the interim, the Court of Appeal has ordered a stay until midnight on 8th June, or a further order of the Supreme Court.
"Following the Supreme Court hearing, if permission to appeal is granted, a further hearing date will be set to consider the substantive appeal."
As it stands, doctors have been ordered to continue providing the life-support treatment to Charlie until midnight on June 8, the spokesman said.
Charlie was born on August 4 2016, with a rare form of mitochondrial disease which causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage.
His parents are fighting to be able to take Charlie to specialists in the US, who have offered a therapy called nucleoside.
The have appealed for money on a GoFundMe page to cover doctors' bills in America, while a number of well-wished have been using the hashtag #charliesfight on social media to raise money for the cause.
Before the High Court Trial they reached their £1.2 million target but people have continued donating and the fund has now topped £1.3 million.
Mr Justice Francis said Great Ormond Street doctors had considered the experimental treatment, but decided it would not help Charlie.
He said the case had never been "about money".
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