Example sentences of "[noun] of magistrate [unc] " in BNC.
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1 | Nor is it too surprising that the Court of Appeal guidance on sentencing levels appears to disregard the actual practice of magistrates ' courts in particular . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Evidence of disparity on the part of magistrates ' courts was provided by a Home Office study ( Tarling and Weatheritt , 1979 ; but see also Hood , 1962 , 1972 ; Tarling et al. , 1995 ) of 30 large courts selected at random . |
4 | In the case of magistrates ' courts the amount is subject to a maximum of £2,000 on any one order . |
5 | The constitution of magistrates ' courts is governed by section 121 of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
6 | Appeals from decisions of magistrates ' courts on less serious cases go either , if only a question of law is disputed , to the Divisional Court of the Queen 's Bench Division or , where the appeal is on questions of fact and/or law , to the Crown Court . |
7 | It is not obvious why the Court was concerned with the possible application of Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.133 to the activation of the suspended sentence in this case ( although it concluded that it did not apply in any event ) . |
8 | To abolish committal proceedings — this is a practical proposal which will cut the cost of magistrates ' court hearings by eliminating the need for solicitors and defendants to attend court when it is not absolutely necessary . |