‘Two British taxi companies have launched a crowdfunding drive for the last leg of a lengthy legal battle with Uber that could result in higher cab fares.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A council has been ordered to pay the costs of an “improper” prosecution of a private hire operator. Matt Lewin explains why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Last month a High Court judge handed down an important judgment on the approach to departures from licensing policy. Josef Cannon KC looks at the lessons from the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two men have been prosecuted by Lichfield District Council after licensing officers caught a licensed taxi company handing business to a driver without a taxi licence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Scores of taxi drivers have been able to obtain licenses despite having convictions for violent offences, a charity has found. Data obtained following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveals drivers with convictions, including for violent crimes like assault, battery and harassment, have still been given licences even though licensing authorities are aware of the offences they committed.’
The Independent, 5th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Drivers working for Bolt, the ride-hailing app operator, are seeking to be classed as workers rather than self-employed contractors at an employment tribunal.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal over whether a private hire operator outside London is required by legislation to enter into a contract as principal with a person who makes a booking for their vehicle. Gerald Gouriet KC and Michael Feeney examine the ruling and its wider impact.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘East Cambridgeshire District Council has successfully defended a driver’s appeal over the revocation of a private hire and hackney carriage licence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former taxi driver has been found guilty of committing child sex offences against two underage girls during the 2000s.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th May 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A rare case on the duty of a local council not to cause psychiatric injury to a cab driver applying for a licence has culminated this week in the authority obtaining a charging order on the driver’s home.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd May 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Uber is facing a multi-million pound legal case being brought on behalf of almost 11,000 London black cab drivers, in the latest challenge to the firm in the UK capital.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A taxi driver who admitted showing a female passenger a weblink to an explicit website has lost an appeal to drive an East Cambridgeshire District Council licensed taxi or private hire vehicle.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd April 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Charles Holland examines a recent ruling where conditions restricting the ability to cross-border subcontract were quashed on appeal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd March 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Three men who raped a woman who thought she had got into a registered taxi will be sentenced in April.’
BBC News, 14th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An “abhorrent” man who posed as a taxi driver to trick vulnerable women into his car has pleaded guilty to four counts of rape over three years.’
The Independent, 12th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who permanently blinded a taxi driver in one eye after a frenzied attack with her high heels has been jailed for three years.’
Attorney General's Office, 7th August 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A fake taxi driver who kept condoms, latex gloves and Viagra in his car as he prowled the streets for vulnerable women has been jailed for 18 years, police said.’
The Independent, 25th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former Uber driver has won a payout of more than £20,000 owed to him for more than seven years after a tribunal ruled the gig economy firm failed to respect minimum wage and holiday entitlement laws.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A taxi driver who raped a women he drove home after demanding to use her toilet has been jailed for 11 years.’
BBC News, 15th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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