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High Court refuses to quash a conviction imposed on a causal trader who was trading without a licence in a market, on the grounds that the applicant was not entitled (as per his original claim) to avail of a common law market right to trade which he claimed derived from a patent granted in 1679 by King Charles II to the Earl of Anglesey, and was not entitled to a common law right to trade without a licence.
Judicial review – casual trading – applicant was prosecuted for trading without a licence contrary to the Casual Trading By-Laws Bantry 2014 – whether the applicant was entitled to avail of a common law market right to trade which he claimed derived from a patent granted in 1679 by King Charles II to the Earl of Anglesey – Order 84 r. 21 RSC – applicant is not entitled to an extension of time to rely upon the new grounds – whether there was a common law right to trade without a licence – Casual Trading Act, 1995 – reliefs sought refused.
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