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Crown Court Rules on Late Renewal
On 21st June 2021 it was reported Nottingham Crown Court had delivered judgement on an appeal, in Cartledge v Gedling Borough Council [2021] (unreported), regarding the delay by a licensing authority in a hackney carriage driver licence renewal determination, which was applied for in good time, and enforcement action. The case centred on the interpretation,…
Read ArticleNew Taxi & Private Hire Vehicles Bill
Today, in the House of Commons, Peter Gibson MP tabled a Private Members Bill entitled the ‘Taxis & Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding & Road Safety) Bill’. Whilst details on the content of the Bill have not been published yet, a Second Reading has been slated for the 10th September 2021.
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… June 2021
We apologise but, due to circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleLLG Guidance on Remote Meetings
Today the Lawyers in Local Government (LLG), and Association of Democratic Services Officers (ADSO), published ‘Guidance on Remote Meetings: What Next for Local Authorities?‘. It has been produced in response to the High Court judgement in Hertfordshire County Council & Others v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government & Others [2021] EWHC…
Read ArticleHigh Court Declaration Notice
Today Transport for London (TfL) issued ‘High Court Declaration Proceedings Relating To Supreme Court Judgement’ Notice 08/21 providing notification of Uber London Limited commencing “…proceedings in the High Court seeking a declaration as to whether the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998…requires an operator accepting a booking from a passenger to enter into a contract…
Read ArticleHMRC Tax Conditionality
Today HMRC published initial policy guidance on ‘Tax Conditionality‘. It represents “…the first in a series of regular updates by HMRC to help licensing bodies prepare for tax conditionality, a new policy that will introduce a tax check into the licencing process for some licence applications in England and Wales from April 2022…“. This initial…
Read ArticleCMA Decision on Autocab Acquisition
Today the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) published its decision on the “Uber Technologies, Inc. / GPC Software Limited (Autocab) Merger Inquiry”. It concluded the anticipated acquisition is “…not likely to result in a substantial lessening of competition in any market in the UK…” and, consequently, “…cleared…” the merger.
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… May 2021
We apologise but, due to circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleHigh Court on Remote Meetings
Today the High Court handed down its judgement in Hertfordshire County Council & Others v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government & Others [2021] EWHC 1093 (Admin). It concerned whether Schedule 12 Local Government Act 1972 would permit the continuation of remote meetings by local authorities when the Local Authorities & Police…
Read ArticleDfT Issues Deadline Letter
Today the Department for Transport (DfT) Minister for Roads, Buses & Places, Baroness Vere, issued a ‘Taxi & PHV Licensing – Statutory Taxi & Private Hire Vehicle Standards‘ letter to Cheltenham Borough Council (CBC). It follows completion, by CBC and other licensing authorities, of a DfT survey conducted “…to assess the progress in considering and…
Read ArticleCourt of Appeal on Addison Lee
Today the Court of Appeal handed-down its judgement in the case of Addison Lee Limited v Lange & Others [2021] EWCA Civ 594. It dismissed an appeal by Addison Lee against an earlier Employment Tribunal decision in September 2017, which had been upheld by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in November 2018, finding three drivers were…
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… April 2021
We apologise but, due to circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
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