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INHERENT JURISDICTION










           The Magistrates’ Court has an inherent jurisdiction to





           control its own process including the ability to stay





           proceedings where the process has been absurd.





                                                             R v Derby Crown Court exp. Brooks



                                                                                                                        (1984) 148 JP 609
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