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Killarney jarvey dispute comes before High Court

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 8 October 2015, Killarney Jaunting Cars Ltd sued the local council over its failure to issue or re‑issue jarvey licences. The company, which holds eight of the 37 licences issued by the council, argues that the council's inaction breaches its duties and acts unlawfully. It seeks an order that the council determine annually the number of licences for horse‑drawn hackney carriages and declarations that the council acted contrary to natural justice by not re‑issuing expired licences. The council, now under Kerry County Council, opposes the case, claiming that any order to issue fresh licences would run contrary to the common good. Counsel for the company, David Sutton SC, noted that applications made in 2012, 2013 and 2014 were met with silence, and that in 2015 the council decided not to issue any additional licences after the tourist season. The hearing before Mr Justice Max Barrett continues.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Killarney jarvey dispute comes before High Court. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2015-10-08 Publication

Why: It claims that in order to satisfy the demand it made a request to Killarney Town Council, whose functions have since been taken over by Kerry County Council, in respect of obtaining extra licences. CNI source report

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