The Tipstaff heads the Lord Chancellor and judges in a procession at the start of the new legal year preceding them with his staff as a symbol of authority and law enforcement.
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The first trial was overturned after a juror came forward to report that Judge David Cashman's tipstaff, Mary Feeney, made inappropriate comments that could have swayed the panel.
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A tipstaff ( an officer of the high court ), can call on county court bailiffs to aid them in serving personal papers such as oral examinations, and divorce papers, if necessary.
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The Parlement courts consolidated most of these functions in its tipstaff ( " varlet " ), and the rest of the court system followed suit as the tipstaff was given the broadest powers.
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The Parlement courts consolidated most of these functions in its tipstaff ( " varlet " ), and the rest of the court system followed suit as the tipstaff was given the broadest powers.
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The High Court Tipstaff may appoint three assistants and can call on any constable, bailiff or member of the public to assist in carrying out their duties and their jurisdiction extends throughout England & Wales.
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Related orders may require the alleged abductor to hand his or her passport and other travel documents to the Tipstaff, and order the Tipstaff to take the child and deliver him / her to a designated place.
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Related orders may require the alleged abductor to hand his or her passport and other travel documents to the Tipstaff, and order the Tipstaff to take the child and deliver him / her to a designated place.
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In child abduction cases, there may be a'seek and locate'order backed by a bench warrant ordering any person with knowledge of the child to give that information to the Tipstaff or his deputy or assistants.
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In the case of children who have been declared a ward of court i . e . cases where the court is acting in loco parentis the Tipstaff has a role in ensuring that those children are delivered to the locations specified by the court.
