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Your Licensing Law Brief! Spring 2021
Here is our Spring 2021 news column for Private Hire News. We hope you, as so many others, enjoy it!
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… March 2021
We apologise but, due to circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleSupreme Court on Worker Rights
Today the Supreme Court handed down its landmark judgement in Uber BV & Others v Aslam & Others [2021] UKSC 5. It dismissed Uber BV’s appeal and found in favour of the Claimant drivers.
Read ArticleTfL CCTV Consultation
Today Transport for London (TfL) opened a consultation entitled ‘In-Vehicle Closed Circuit Television in Taxis & Private Hire Vehicles’. It seeks “…views on in-vehicle CCTV in taxis and PHVs…” following the publication of the Department for Transport ‘Statutory Taxi & Private Hire Vehicle Standards‘ (July 2020). The consultation closes on 22nd March 2021.
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… February 2021
We apologise but, due to circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleHigh Court on Streetspace
Today the High Court handed-down its judgement on a judicial review challenge against, amongst others, the London Streetspace Plan and A10 road restrictions (incl. Bishopsgate) (R (United Trade Action Group & Others) v Transport for London & Others [2020] EWHC 72 (Admin)). The Court found in favour of the Claimants and, in issuing a quashing…
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… January 2021
We apologise but, due to circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleDfT Publishes 2020 Statistics
Today the Department for Transport (DfT) has published its ‘Taxi & Private Hire Vehicle Statistics, England: 2020‘. These statistics cover licensed taxis, private hire vehicles, drivers and operators in England as at 31 March 2020. Such data can offer an invaluable overview of the national, and regional, status of the respective trades.
Read ArticleNew Enforcement Powers
Today the Department for Health & Social Care published the ‘Covid-19 Enforcement Powers for Local Authorities‘ guidance. It covers additional powers which came into force, on 2nd December 2020, “…to support local authorities’ efforts to maintain COVID-secure environments in their area. This guidance now reflects the changes made by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps)…
Read ArticleYour Licensing Law Brief! Winter 2020
Here is our Winter 2020 news column for Private Hire News. We hope you, as so many others, enjoy it!
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… December 2020
We apologise but, due to circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleDfT Coronavirus Guidance
Today the Department for Transport (DfT) issued ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): Taxis and PHVs‘ guidance. It recommends “…[a]ctions that drivers, operators and owners of taxis or private hire vehicles (PHVs) can take to protect against coronavirus…“. Updates are expected in response to developments caused by the pandemic and new measures.
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