Topper, you may not be small minded.
What is more, if you took time to read my post properly you would see that I clearly indicate that it is the council (not legal council!) that are small minded NOT Magistrates. It is MY view that cases involving civil servants as the plaintiff/prosecution are best heard in a Crown court.
My post was not a dig at you Topper or Magistrates in general merely my opinion based on experience.
However since you ARE a Magistrate Topper your grammar and sentence construction is shocking.