Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 · 1980 c. 43View on legislation.gov.uk
Part VII: Miscellaneous and Supplementary
A party to any proceedings before a magistrates' court may be represented by a legal representative.
Subject to subsection(3) below, an absent party so represented shall be deemed not to be absent.
Appearance of a party by a legal representative shall not satisfy any provision of any enactment or any condition of a recognizance expressly requiring his presence.
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