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R V THE BIRMINGHAM JUSTICES, EX PARTE F (A MINOR BY HIS MOTHER & NEXT FRIEND S) (1999)

PUBLISHED October 4, 1999
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A youth court trial before two male justices sitting alone was unlawful and without jurisdiction unless there was a proper exercise of the discretion to proceed without a female magistrate, and fairness required the parties' views to be canvassed before the discretionary power was exercised.

QBD (Laws LJ, Potts J)

04/10/1999

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