Example sentences of "[noun] in [noun pl] ' court " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , studies have shown ( Hood , 1962 , 1972 ; Parker et al. , 1999 ) that the chief formative influence on sentencing practice in magistrates ' courts is not the law or the advice received from other professionals in court , nor even the way similar cases have been decided by that particular court in the past . |
| 2 | THE LAW Society yesterday won leave to challenge the Lord Chancellor 's decision to change the way solicitors in England and Wales are paid for legal aid work in magistrates ' courts . |
| 3 | It is right to observe that , until the decision of Hoffmann J. , the interpretation and application of the Torfaen case was causing great problems in numerous prosecutions for Sunday trading in magistrates ' courts and Crown Courts up and down the country . |
| 4 | The maximum fine in magistrates ' courts will be increased from £400 to £1,000 . |
| 5 | The extension of the fixed penalty system that is now projected will reduce the number of small cases in magistrates ' courts . |
| 6 | There is little information on waiting times in magistrates ' courts . |
| 7 | This process is not only one that occurs in everyday life , but has also to be carried out by scientists in the laboratory , or by coroners in coroners ' courts ( Atkinson 1978 ) . |
| 8 | The recent reform of the grounds for divorce has been mirrored as regards proceedings in magistrates ' courts by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates ' Courts Act 1978 , a statute enacted as the result of recommendations made by the Law Commission . |
| 9 | From April 18 , 1980 , the green form scheme became available for domestic proceedings in magistrates ' courts , transferring the cost of representation from civil legal aid to legal advice . |
| 10 | Parliament has given journalists the right to be present , even though the rest of the public is excluded , in the case of juvenile courts and domestic proceedings in magistrates ' courts . |
| 11 | The position is the same if the offender is committed for some offences under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 and for some under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.56 ; the restrictions in Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.133 have no application to the offences subject to committal under section 38 , as the Crown Court can sentence for those offences as if the offender has just been convicted of them on indictment , but do apply to the offences committed under section 56 . |
| 12 | This provoked some heated confrontations in coroners ' courts when cycling cases were brought before them . |
| 13 | This Service would provide legal help to CABx and other social agencies , similar to that hitherto provided by solicitors to CABx on an honorary basis ; would establish close liaison between the local profession and CABx and other social services ; would provide oral advice for the public in cases that could be readily disposed of ; would maintain permanent advisory centres where necessary , offering advice and assistance short of proceedings or representation in court ; and would set up permanent local centres offering representation in magistrates ' courts and county courts and the conduct of litigation so far as this could not be absorbed by solicitors ' firms . |