Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the magistrates [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have included responsibility for the finance , organization and administration of the Magistrates ' courts , and for criminal legal aid . |
| 2 | The regional public relations officer for the Hampshire incorporated Law Society Richard Newson , has fears about the future of the magistrates ' courts . |
| 3 | In 1971 ‘ Justice ’ , a group of liberal lawyers , published a booklet entitled The Unrepresented Defendant in the Magistrates ' Courts . |
| 4 | Criminal legal aid in the magistrates ' courts cost £14 million in 1976 , rising to £16¾ million the following year , an increase of 17 per cent . |
| 5 | Removal of the need for lawyers to attend court for unopposed adjournments in the Magistrates ' Court ; we believe this would give rise to a saving of about £8.6 million , with a saving on committal hearings of £2 million and a resultant saving in legal aid standard fees of £1 million . |
| 6 | For males aged 21 and over who were sentenced to immediate imprisonment at the Crown Court , the average length was 20.5 months in 1999 , compared with 2.7 months in the magistrates ' court ( Home Office , 1990f ) . |
| 7 | This provoked fierce opposition on the part of the Magistrates ' Association , however , which viewed it as an unwarranted attack on the independence of magistrates , and just five years later the measure was repealed as a result . |
| 8 | There are also sittings of the Magistrates ' Courts dealing with juveniles . |
| 9 | The primary function of the Magistrates ' Court is to try criminal cases . |
| 10 | As recommended by Beeching , the Lord Chancellor assumed overall responsibility for the construction and administration of all courts above the level of the Magistrates ' courts . |
| 11 | Certain of the magistrates were nominated to a special inner group , some of whom had to be present if a session of the magistrates ' court was to be lawful . |
| 12 | They are : the administration of the Crown Court and Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) ; the financing , organization and management of the Magistrates ' courts ; legal aid , legal services , and costs from central funds ( policy and provision ) ; and the appointment , or advice on the appointment , of almost all judges , judicial officers and magistrates in England and Wales , and in Northern Ireland . |
| 13 | In April 1992 , the month in which responsibility for the financing , organization and management of the Magistrates ' courts passed to the Lord Chancellor 's Department , machinery of government changes made in the aftermath of the General Election transferred five existing Home Office functions to other departments . |
| 14 | Note that the Official Solicitor will not act in any capacity in the magistrates ' court . |
| 15 | For criminal law practitioners , good practice standards were published in January in the Magistrates ' Court Guide , a praised new publication which gives practical advice on every aspect of the preparation of magistrates ' court cases . |
| 16 | It also suggests the possibility that demonstrators fall foul of the law in the magistrates ' court in ways which may never afterwards be given thoughtful re-examination at a more senior judicial level . |
| 17 | The Hugh Bell School in Middlesbrough opened on 7th January 1895 with 7 scholars as a deaf class in a cold , cramped room near the magistrates ' courts — who were wont to complain frequently about the noise from the alleyway between the classroom and the courts where the children played . |
| 18 | The request for reconsideration must be filed within two days of receiving the certificate of refusal from the magistrates ' court and copy documents must be served on the parties within this time limit . |
| 19 | Procedure is governed by FPR , r4.22 as with appeals from the magistrates ' court to the High Court . |
| 20 | However , it has been calculated ( Justices ' Clerks ' Society , 1992 ) that 57 per cent of such cases received sentences that were within the sentencing powers of the magistrates ' courts , and this suggests that a majority of these offences could have been tried summarily . |
| 21 | Caterers may come into contact with the Magistrates ' Court in this way if they commit one of a number of offences relating to their profession , for example licensing offences , or offences under the Food Safety Act 1990 , or possibly offences under the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 . |
| 22 | When a case is transferred to the county court from the magistrates ' court , the county court must immediately consider whether further transfer to the High Court would be appropriate ( FPR , r4.6(4) ) . |
| 23 | However , with regard to the follow-up of arrests , one of the research team was able to sit in on a Juvenile Case Referral Panel , which recommended whether juveniles should be cautioned , and another member made observations in the magistrates ' courts . |
| 24 | The plaintiff must then put in the notes of evidence from the magistrates ' court ( or the Crown Court ) with a r21 notice and apply for directions under r28 in order to force the defendant to call all the witnesses from the magistrates ' court to give evidence in the civil trial . |
| 25 | If witnesses have already given evidence at the magistrates ' court the Crown Prosecution Service might be persuaded to discuss the impression that they made . |
| 26 | Note that there is no power to transfer cases from the magistrates ' court direct to the High Court . |
| 27 | Before he qualifies David hopes to be sent on an advocacy course so he can handle matrimonial and crime cases in the Magistrates ' and County Court . |
| 28 | As this case illustrates , it is a common mistake for the Crown Court to overlook the limitations on the permissible aggregate sentence in the magistrates ' court , set out in Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.133 . |
| 29 | The efficiency of the Magistrates ' courts , the tensions between the Probation Service and the Crown Court over social inquiry reports , and the need to widen opportunities for members of ethnic minorities , were examples of the kind of item which exercised officials in recent times . |
| 30 | Finally , Lowestoft members are reminded to be particularly polite to Marlene McGee , as she has been appointed to the Lowestoft bench of the Magistrates ' Court . |