Example sentences of "magistrates ' [noun] [coord] the " in BNC.

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1 By contrast requiring a case to be stated , just like the appeal by way of case stated from a decision of a magistrates ' court or the Crown Court described in chapter 7 , obliges the tribunal to set out its decision and the reasons for it together with a formulation of the questions to be considered by the High Court .
2 At first , the Lord Chief Justice 's pronouncements appeared to have had the desired effect , as the average length of prison sentences imposed on males aged 17 and above for indictable offences fell in both the magistrates ' court and the Crown Court in the months following the cases of R. v.
3 Tribunals tend to be geographically accessible , because they sit locally , like both magistrates ' courts and the county courts .
4 The speed of decision making of some tribunals is broadly comparable with that of magistrates ' courts and the county courts .
5 There have been few detailed research studies that have examined arrest rates of those living in the same areas or sentencing in both the magistrates ' courts and the Crown Court in one study .
6 Examination of sentencing in either the magistrates ' courts or the Crown Court on their own may also be misleading .
7 The Wootton and Widgery proposals came to hand at the right time ; there were pressures from bodies such as the Magistrates ' Association and the Justices ' Clerks ; while the prospect of legislation prompted a clearing out of the pigeon holes of Whitehall .
8 This Committee comprises three members of the Board , two lay and two solicitor members from regional duty solicitor committees , two nominees from the Law Society , and one each from the Justices ' Clerks Society , the Magistrates ' Association and the Association of Chief Police Officers .
9 This piece of furniture has become something of a shibboleth : both the Magistrates ' Association and the National Union of Journalists have said that it should be regarded as sacrosanct .
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