Where a person has been convicted in a Magistrates’ Court, the court may, order him to pay the sum immediately or allow time for payment by instalments. It shall consider representations. The time for payment must commence within twenty-eight days. A person may make an application to pay by instalments and the court may order […]
The court on such an order may commit the person to prison until the sum and costs are paid or make an order committing them to prison in default of sufficient distress. Where a return of distress for the monies is insufficient to satisfy the sums, the District Judges (Magistrates’ Court) may issue a warrant […]
Domestic proceeding relate to proceedings for maintenance, enforcement of UK and EU maintenance orders, affiliation orders, matrimonial domestic proceedings, child support, children and certain issues under civil partnership. Domestic businesses, insofar as possible to be arranged, for a separate hearing from other types of proceedings. No persons are to be present in court except, the […]
Magistrates’ Courts may exercise jurisdictions in recovery of debts where the amount or balance claimed does not exceed certain low amounts where are prescribed. Where any legislation declares that the debt is recoverable summarily, it should be recoverable in proceedings under the Magistrates’ Courts under the below procedure, irrespective of the amount. Civil proceedings are […]