Magistrates' court (England and Wales)
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Magistrates' court (England and Wales)
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In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which hears matters relating to summary offences and some triable either-way matters. Some civil law issues are also decided here, notably family proceedings. In 2010, there were 320 magistrates' courts in England and Wales; by 2020, a decade later, 164 of those had closed. The jurisdiction of magistrates' courts and rules governing them are set out in the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980. All criminal proceedings start at a magistrates' co
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Lower court in England and Wales
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrates%27_court_(England_and_Wales)
date created:
2005-07-25T13:50:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T10:33:34Z
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