122 Appearance by counsel or solicitor.E+W
(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 [F1a legal representative] shall not satisfy any provision of any enactment or any condition of a recognizance expressly requiring his presence.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37, 82), s. 125(3), Sch. 18 para. 25(3)(b)