Regina v Rochford Justices ex parte Buck: 1978

The court considered the correctness of the Divisional Court interfering in interlocutory orders in magistrates court proceedings: ‘The obligation of this Court to keep out of the way until the magistrate has finished his determination seems to me to be a principle properly to be applied both to summary trial and to committal proceedings.’

Judges:

Lord Widgery CJ

Citations:

[1978] 68 Cr App R 114

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedHoar-Stevens v Richmond Magistrates’ Court Admn 23-Oct-2003
The court considered an application to quash an order requiring the attendance of the claimant to give evidence: ‘Normally this court will not entertain an application for a quashing order in relation to a decision made in a magistrates’ court where . .
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Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.226027