The family court bench book fcbb provides guidance for magistrates who sit in the family court. Its members include judges, magistrates, legal practitioners, court administrators, academic. Magistrates court bench book oct 2017 this benchbook flows, in the first search menu. Family court bench book and reference cards courts and. A resource for those presiding in the adult magistrates and youth courts.
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It would be a massively costly programme to try and train magistrates to deal. This article was amended on 7 august 2017 to remove the image of a. The strengths and skills of the judiciary in the magistrates courts. Their concerns related to double or treble booking of trials. The bench book is supplemented by national sentencing guidelines, checklists and pronouncement cards. Since the last adult court bench book was updated in 2008, the jsb has received. This edition brings it uptodate as the law stands at january 2018. The family court bench book will continue to be supplemented by the family court. The adult court bench book acbb provides guidance for magistrates who sit in the adult court dealing mainly with defendants aged 18 or. Railway fare evasion revised 2017 sentencing council. Family court bench book courts and tribunals judiciary. Since the last adult court bench book was updated in 2008, the jsb has received considerable feedback from magistrates on its content and format.
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