Section 122 Appearance by counsel or solicitor.
(1)
A party to any proceedings before a magistrates’ court may be represented by F1a legal representative.
(2)
Subject to subsection(3) below, an absent party so represented shall be deemed not to be absent.
(3)
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.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37, 82), s. 125(3), Sch. 18 para. 25(3)(b)