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The Fast Track mandates a maximum delay of 30 weeks between the setting of Directions, and the trial date. Normally only one expert witness is allowed and, if the parties cannot agree on an expert, the court has the power to appoint one. The expert's evidence will be given in writing. There are fixed costs for the advocate at the trial.
The British one pound (£1) coin is a denomination of sterling coinage. Its obverse bears the Latin engraving CHARLES III D G REG ( Dei Gratia Rex ) F D ( Fidei defensor ) meaning, 'Charles III, by the grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith '.
The half farthing ( 1 / 8 of a penny, 1 / 1920 of a pound) coin was initially minted in 1828 for use in Ceylon, but was declared legal tender in the United Kingdom in 1842. [61] The third farthing ( 1 / 12 of a penny, 1 / 2880 of a pound) coin was minted for use in Malta, starting in 1827. [61]
In 1978 a 1 pound coin 22mm in diameter, 1.45mm thick and weighing 4g was introduced, [8] but was not popular compared to the existing £1 note which remained in use. A 20 pence coin was introduced alongside its UK counterpart in 1982.
1714 Anne farthing. The British farthing is a continuation of the farthing series begun in silver under the English king Henry III in the 13th century. Private individuals issued base metal farthing tokens as change in the 16th century, [2] [3] and in 1613, James I granted John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton, a monopoly to manufacture royal farthing tokens in copper bearing the king's ...
The "statutory maximum", which is the maximum fine which can be imposed by a summary court for a triable either way statutory offence, is similarly defined by the Interpretation Act 1978 so as to correspond to the "prescribed sum" (in effect to the maximum (level 5) fine on the standard scale, except in Scotland).
[4] [5] Scottish banknotes are accepted in other countries of the United Kingdom, and holders have the same level of protection in law as those holding Bank of England notes. [6] In 1727, the Royal Bank of Scotland began issuing twenty-shilling notes (equivalent to £1). Early banknotes were monochrome, and printed on one side only.
The British decimal one penny (1p) coin is a unit of currency and denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 100 of one pound.Its obverse featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction on 15 February 1971, the day British currency was decimalised, until her death on 8 September 2022.