[34A Attendance at court [or other involvement] of parent or guardian]
Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (1933 c 12) | Legislation

[34A  Attendance at court [or other involvement] of parent or guardian]

[(1)     Where a child or young person is charged with an offence or is for any other reason brought before a court, the court—

(a)     may in any case; and

(b)     shall in the case of a child or a young person who is under the age of sixteen years,

require a person who is a parent or guardian of his to attend at the court during all the stages of the proceedings, unless and to the extent that the court is satisfied that it would be unreasonable to require such attendance, having regard to the circumstances of the case.

[(1A)     Where

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Introduction to passing off

Unlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from marketing ‘copycat’ products or using misleading advertising have to rely on a combination of different intellectual property rights. These rights include the common law right to

LEXISNEXIS

Liquidated damages in construction contracts

Liquidated damages in construction contractsThis Practice Note explains what liquidated and ascertained damages (LADs/LDs) are and their purpose in a building contract. It considers the difference between liquidated damages and general (or unliquidated) damages and looks at the enforceability of

LEXISNEXIS

Strict liability

Strict liabilityStrict liabilityWhen an offence does not require proof of a mental element it is an offence of strict liability. There are some common law offences of strict liability (eg public nuisance, outraging public decency and contempt) most though are statutory, arising often under

LEXISNEXIS

In a business-to-business contract where a contractual long-stop date has passed but the parties wish to

In a business-to-business contract where a contractual long-stop date has passed but the parties wish to continue with the contract, should they document their intention to continue or enter into a new contract?Long-stop dateAs stated in the Drafting Notes to clause: Long-stop date definition, the