There has been only limited reporting of a trial at Stafford Crown Court which collapsed two years ago six months after it opened. The case involved … more
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WEED WON`T BE KILLED BY FINES
@ 22. May. 2013. – 17:02:51
Perhaps one of the most if not the most frequent miscreants who appear at magistrates` courts are those convicted of possession of cannabis classification … more -
SPEECHLESS
@ 21. May. 2013. – 11:36:56
One would have thought that a document issued today on behalf of The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Nick Hurd MP and Jeremy Wright MP with the word “reforms” … more -
VOLUNTEERS OR UNPAID EMPLOYEES?
@ 21. May. 2013. – 11:18:12
Magistrates are unpaid volunteers. Most, in my experience, value their independence. Most would not be willing to accept payment in lieu of that independence. … more -
IS LITTERING A NATIONAL STEREOTYPE?
@ 20. May. 2013. – 14:42:26
There are some aspects of a society that seem for many to define that society. Swiss trains always run on time; indeed they run like clockwork. Denmark … more -
THE FUTURE OF J.P.s IS THE END OF THE ROAD
@ 18. May. 2013. – 13:28:31
We are forever being assured by those in control that the institution of the magistracy will continue to be valued. What we are not told is the manner … more -
ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES DEBATE
@ 17. May. 2013. – 11:56:28
At a time when the government has assigned police to conduct their own traffic prosecutions in newly designated dedicated traffic courts an interesting … more -
PENDULUM OF JUSTICE
@ 16. May. 2013. – 12:30:56
It has long been my opinion that many major decisions on cause/effect, what works/what doesn`t work, in judicial, police or social services areas of … more -
HE LIKES IT, HE LIKES IT NOT
@ 15. May. 2013. – 14:21:01
I`m not the Home Secretary`s greatest fan but indicating today to an audience of police officers that the murder of one of their number will bring retribution … more -
WHAT A FINES` MESS WE`RE IN
@ 15. May. 2013. – 13:56:14
I first commented on the scandal of unpaid fines 22/02/2010. I last commented three years later on 25/02/2013 with a few more posts in between. Not … more
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