# Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, Section 122: Appearance by counsel or solicitor.


(1) A party to any proceedings before a magistrates’ court may be represented by a 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/section/122 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-act-1980/section-122
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