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The maximum prison sentence in the magistrates' court is six months (which may be imposed consecutively up to 12 months for two triable either-way offences). There is also a range of ancillary sentences available to the courts, such as compensation orders, costs, restraining orders and disqualification orders, depending on the type of offence.
In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which hears matters relating to summary offences and some triable either-way matters. Some civil law issues are also decided here, notably family proceedings. In 2010, there were 320 magistrates' courts in England and Wales; by 2020, a decade later, 164 of those had closed.
The estimated average offence-to-completion time in the magistrates' courts for indictable/triable either-way offences was 109 days for the same period. [98] The cost of a trial in the magistrates' court is also much cheaper than the cost in the Crown Court both for the government and for those defendants who pay their own legal costs. However ...
The sale of the home also includes a 2.75% commission to a real estate agent who brings in a buyer, if that agent is a member of the Keys Multiple Listing Service.
The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6) is a consolidation Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brings together parts of several other Acts dealing with the sentencing treatment of offenders and defaulters. [1] It was drafted by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. [2]
Part 2, sections 6 – 91, deals with the transfer of power to make confiscation orders from the magistrates' court and High Court to the Crown Court. Applications for restraint orders or charging orders are heard in the Crown Court. The magistrates' court must commit confiscation cases to the Crown Court. These changes apply to offences ...
New Florida laws are making condo living increasingly expensive and are forcing many owners out. Florida realtor Jeff Chenore has been in the real estate business for 30 years and says the ...
If any owner or real estate agent sells land or a residence near one of these sites to foreign nationals covered by the measure, they face fines if convicted from $500 to $15,000.