Sentences with phrase «magistrate court only»

The defence counsel also pleaded with the trial judge to consider the bail application, saying his client has been with the police since April 24 and was released on bail on Wednesday by an Abuja magistrate court only to be rearrested by the police, adding that his client case should be for prosecution and not persecution.

Not exact matches

Only 44 % of trials in magistrates courts go ahead as planned.

«In considering the Government's policy on this thorny issue, will the Secretary of State, if he has to abide by the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, restrict the right to vote to those prisoners at the lowest level of seriousness — for example, those dealt with by the magistrates courts for summary offences only?»

Michael and Diana Bennett, Rhiannon's parents, had disbelief added to their terrible grief when at Aylesbury magistrates» court the cyclist was convicted by the magistrates of dangerous cycling and only fined # 2,200.

They stated a case for consideration of the High Court in relation to s 33 «where the only issue in dispute is whether payments of child support maintenance in question have not been paid, are the magistrates obliged to make [the] order if they are satisfied that payment was made but by a method other than that notified by the Child Support Agency»?

CSA 1991, s 40 (3) provides for disposal by the magistrates: «If, but only if, the court is of the opinion that there has been wilful refusal or culpable neglect on the part of the liable person it may (a) issue a warrant of commitment against him...», ie send him to prison.

Under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, s 55, DCWs were given a wider range of hearings in the magistrates» courts, including the power to conduct contested trials of summary only, non-imprisonable offences.

For most Georgians, their first — and often only — exposure to our judicial system is in a municipal, magistrate or probate court.

That means, as far as I can see, the only consequences that Julian Assange could suffer would be committal for contempt of court, which is punishable by up to one month's detention (if tried by an inferior court like the Magistrates») or two years (if by a superior court).

The culture of the Magistrates» Court, the backgrounds of those who sat as judicial officers, and the approach to judging reinforced the opinion that formal judicial education was not only unnecessary, but actually an affront.

After court, he will naturally ask many questions, which the senior magistrate will only be too glad to answer.

Although the Magistrates Court also hears civil matters as well, this brochure only deals with criminal proceedings in the Magistrate's Court.

Once a requested person is arrested on the warrant they are taken to Westminster Magistrates» Court, which is the only court in the country which deals with extradition requests, for an initial heaCourt, which is the only court in the country which deals with extradition requests, for an initial heacourt in the country which deals with extradition requests, for an initial hearing.

The Bribery Act 2010 was implemented in July 2011 and to date there has only been one trivial prosecution: a hapless magistrates» court clerk who offered a service of erasing road traffic penalty points for a small fee.

It has been brought into force in certain areas only — in that it applies only to magistrates» courts sitting in specified locations — from 25 July 2007.

In R (on the application of Green) v The City of Westminster Magistrates» Court [2007] EWHC 2785 (Admin)(05 December 2007)(blogged here), a Divisional Court of the English High Court held that only a very narrow version of the common law crime of blasphemy is compatible with Article 10, and found that Jerry Springer — The Opera was not blasphemous.

Provincial Court Judges do not seat during the weekend, only Magistrates.

It is fully accepted that if the crack house closure is the first step towards proceedings for possession then not only does the magistrates» court need to be satisfied that a closure order is necessary, but the county court has to be satisfied that not only has a ground for possession been made out, but that it is reasonable to order possession and not to postpone or suspend any order.

Furthermore, in most cases a suspect may only be kept on bail for 28 days without the approval of a superintendent (or senior) and up to three months before being approved by a magistrates» court.

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).

They receive only limited initial training consisting of a two - week residential course, and while they receive additional training thereafter, the assessment process is not conducted by an independent external course provider unlike other professionally regulated advocates in the magistrates» courts.

(see INDICTABLE, EITHER WAY OFFENCE) A criminal offence which is triable only by a Magistrates Court

The MVD will penalize this group of motorists only if ordered to do so by a municipal or magistrate court within the state.

This database allows individual litigants to be identified as Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander on the basis of the individual self identifying as Indigenous at the time of filing an Initiating Application (in either the Federal Magistrates Court or the Family Court of Australia) or a Response (in the Family Court only).