Part VII U.K. Miscellaneous and Supplementary

Appearance by counsel or solicitor E+W

122 Appearance by counsel or solicitor. E+W

(1) A party to any proceedings before a magistrates’ court may be represented by [F1 a legal representative].

(2) Subject to subsection(3) below, an absent party so represented shall be deemed not to be absent.

(3) Appearance of a party by [F1 a legal representative] shall not satisfy any provision of any enactment or any condition of a recognizance expressly requiring his presence.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37, 82), s. 125(3), Sch. 18 para. 25(3)(b)