Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 308 (Dec)
Court: Divisional Court
Judge:

Rose LJ and Jackson J

Representation Philip Mott QC and Charles Parry (instructed by Moore & Blatch, Southampton) for the appellant.
  Malcolm Gibney (instructed by Jasper & Vincent, Southampton) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates: 17 December 2003

Catchwords

Magistrates - Jurisdiction - Offences established under legislation pertaining to New Forest - Court of swainmote - Concurrent jurisdiction - s 2(1) - New Forest Act 1877, s 25(4).

The Case

The justices of Southampton shared jurisdiction with the court of swainmote, established under the New Forest Act 1877, to try offences established under the legislation pertaining to the New Forest.

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