Magistrates' Blog

A Cheshire chemistry teacher was allowed to drive away from court after Magistrates accepted that her disqualification would cause exception...

For as long as I can remember a Magistrates' minimum annual sitting requirement has been the equivalent of thirteen full days. There has...

Most people will be aware that when a driver accumulates 12 or more active penalty points on their licence the court must order their disqua...

The trial of two brothers accused of violently assaulting police officers at Manchester Airport gets underway later today. Mohammed Fahir Am...

The Government is currently recruiting an additional 6,000 or so Magistrates in the hope it might help clear the backlog of around 300,000 o...