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High Court grants judicial review of a refusal by a Circuit Court judge to extend time to appeal a conviction for dangerous driving, where a new point had been addressed by the prosecution on the third day of hearing, and the judge refused to hear counsel for the applicant, on the grounds that there had been an infringement of the applicant's right to natural and constitutional justice (although the facts did not give rise to a case of bias or mala fides on the part of the judge).
Judicial review - conviction of road traffic offences - application to Circuit Court to extend time for an appeal - refusal to extend time for failure to provide breath sample, but not dangerous driving conviction - whether judge acted in conformity with appropriate legal test - rules of constitutional and natural justice - failure to allow applicant to make representations - whether a reasonable apprehension of bias.
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