Guardian contributor and
civil rights barrister David Pannick was briefed (at a fee which Brett refuses to disclose but which was at arm's length) to apply... to Leonard J
in the High Court for Brett to be granted an
audience on the ground that this was allowed under the court's inherent jurisdiction to regulate its
proceedings.
The provision would extend the powers and rights of
audience of DCWs by enabling them to conduct: - summary trials
in magistrates» courts; - certain
proceedings in magistrates» courts, including
proceedings relating to offences triable only on indictment by a judge and jury at the crown court; - applications and other
proceedings relating to «preventative
civil orders» such as anti-social behaviour orders; and - certain
proceedings (other than criminal
proceedings) assigned to the director of public prosecutions by the attorney general under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, s 3 (2)(g).