strawman

This is a very clear and well-presented letter. However, there are a number of problems with what its
says. Firstly, the “Acts” referred to are speaking of the Local Authority and not the Magistrates Court and
so the items quoted are not relevant. Secondly, in spite of them being referred to in the final sentence as
being “law” they are only statutes or statutory instruments, restricted in scope to the Law Society
members and such members of the public who consent to be bound by them, and consequently, they are
not “the law”. Thirdly, it is interesting to note that it is suggested that a subsequent Magistrates Court
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