# The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981, Rule 81: Content of case

Extent: E+W

(1) A case stated by the magistrates' court shall state the facts found by the court and the question or questions of law or jurisdiction on which the opinion of the High Court is sought.
(2) Where one of the questions on which the opinion of the High Court is sought is whether there was evidence on which the magistrates' court could come to its decision, the particular finding of fact which it is claimed cannot be supported by the evidence before the magistrates' court shall be specified in the case.
(3) Unless one of the questions on which the opinion of the High Court is sought is whether there was evidence on which the magistrates' court could come to its decision, the case shall not contain a statement of evidence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/552/rule/81 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-1981/rule-81
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