▼

EXCEPTIONAL HARDSHIP IN RELATION TO DRIVING DISQUALIFICATION

›
 11:02:22 by TheJusticeofthePeace Magistrates know all about exceptional hardship as it applies to driving disqualification……….or at least t...

DISQUALIFICATION IN ABSENCE

›
 12:49:05 by TheJusticeofthePeace When I were a lad and you couldn`t go down the mines until you were twelve years old …..when you could tak...

COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE POLICE

›
 15:23:05 by TheJusticeofthePeace Anyone whose career or job involves direct contact with members of the public, [ and I include myself in t...

FOOTBALLERS PLAYING AWAY

›
 31. Aug. 2010. – 16:38:40  It seems it`s as natural for a famous wealthy Premier Division footballer to play away from home as it is to hav...

CRIMINAL LIFE IN 2010

›
 30. Aug. 2010. – 23:07:46  There is a dearth of interesting news and other pressing matters over a Bank Holiday but viewed collectively a f...

3000 NEW LAWS AND STILL IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE

›
  29. Aug. 2010. – 11:04:13 The old adage, ignorance of the law is no excuse, might have been applicable when it was first coined 2000 ye...

CAN THE FRONT LINE STAND A 40% HIT?

›
 28. Aug. 2010. – 15:19:22  A few years ago a new class of CPS prosecutor was introduced to the magistrates` court system; the DCW dedicated...

AT THE BEGINNING

›
This diary was begun in 2010. My reasons for so doing were published here on October 22nd 2021. For those reading this I feel it`s time to p...

WHEN IS A LAMPOON ILLEGAL?

›
 27. Aug. 2010. – 11:47:56  Robert Peel; he who conceived the idea of a police force as we now know it, had as his objective the prevention ...

J.P.s RULE OK

›
 26. Aug. 2010. – 17:00:24  They used to be called [learned]“justices` clerk” but are now known as [learned] legal advisers. They were once ...

ALL`S WELL IN LOVE, WAR & POLITICS

›
 25. Aug. 2010. – 11:40:42  Three months on and the new government has a couple of months to gather its thoughts as do the M.P.s whose elect...

CUSTODY THRESHOLD AT MAGISTRATES` COURTS

›
 24. Aug. 2010. – 16:12:51  It is not all that often that the Magistrates` Association`s house magazine “Magistrate” has an article that off...

SHOULD CELEBRITIES BE FINED ACCORDING TO THEIR MILLIONAIRE MEANS?

›
 24. Aug. 2010. – 13:57:45  It`s unusual to comment on offences in far away jurisdictions of which we know little but the case of Lewis Hami...

A CLEAN OUT OF THE STABLE OF A BANANA KINGDOM

›
 23. Aug. 2010. – 11:20:31  Prior to reaching my current state of cynicism and when I was naïve enough to believe that although I might disa...

FASHION`S ABOUT POLICE AS WELL AS FASHION

›
 20. Aug. 2010. – 13:02:17  A couple of definitions of the word “fashion” are a prevailing custom or conventional usage. The word itself is ...

MAGISTRATES` ASSOCIATION IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE

›
 19. Aug. 2010. – 12:39:10  When there is a confluence of power and unreasonable, poorly thought out proposals from one side of a negotiatin...

NO MORE LEGAL AID FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

›
 17. Aug. 2010. – 12:58:24  Should legal representation in courts [criminal and civil] be considered as a citizen`s right in a similar manne...

UNAUTHORISED FILMING IN COURT

›
 15. Aug. 2010. – 12:31:34  There is a grouping of individuals who call themselves Freemen of England whose prime entertainment is their ana...

MAGISTRATES AND THE OFFICE FOR JUDICIAL COMPLAINTS

›
  14. Aug. 2010. – 16:33:08 Those appointed as Justice of the Peace are very clearly made aware that their public position makes them liab...

THE VAGARIES OF STATISTICS

›
 12. Aug. 2010. – 12:12:00  It is well known that artists and photographers can create dramatic effects by the judicious use of contrast. In...

GOODBYE TO LOCAL JUSTICE

›
 11. Aug. 2010. – 13:02:45  Almost every local newspaper every week for the last few weeks has been carrying a story about the possible clos...

PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT A TERRORIST THREAT

›
  11. Aug. 2010. – 12:54:37 There was a rare admission recently from the Chief of the Met police that occasionally his officers get thing...

JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED

›
 11 Aug. 2010. – 11:37:02  We are all familiar with the toddler hiding behind a sofa but whose feet are sticking out in public view and who ...

SHE COULDN`T CARE LESS

›
 04. Aug. 2010. – 23:06:41  Although he appears to be now backtracking just a trifle from his remarks a month ago on the futility of short s...

FINES ARE NOT ALWAYS FINE

›
 04. Aug. 2010. – 12:58:24  Sitting in an area which has a high proportion of residents born outside the U.K. we are used to dealing with al...