Your Taxi Brief… February 2020

By Admin | 01/02/2020

Travis Morley is pleased to present our regular eflyer covering topical taxi and private hire news stories from January 2020. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please subscribe to receive the ‘Your Taxi Brief…‘ direct.  We hope you, as so many others, enjoy it! Subscribe!

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Court of Appeal on Driver Fees

By Admin | 10/12/2019

Today the Court of Appeal handed down its judgement in R (Rehman) v Wakefield City Council [2019] EWCA Civ 2166. It decided the costs of compliance, not just application, are directly recoverable from private hire driver licence fees (under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976).  This re-affirms the financial independence of the driver, vehicle…

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High Court on HMRC Disclosure

By Admin | 19/11/2019

Today the High Court handed-down its judgement in the case of Good Law Project Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs & Others [2019] EWHC 3125 (Admin) on a preliminary question whether HMRC can disclose details of its assessment of Uber London Ltd’s VAT liabilities.  Despite an application for a penal notice, which would prevent onward…

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LPHCA Road Show 2019

By Admin | 26/09/2019

We are pleased to have attended the annual LPHCA Road Show today.  It was great to hear the views of some notable speakers on key topics and to catch up with clients whilst making new contacts. In particular, Travis Morley Associates wishes to offer our thanks to the Steve, Louise, Alan and Simon in the…

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DfT Publishes 2019 Statistics

By Admin | 25/09/2019

Today the Department for Transport (DfT) has published its ‘Taxi & Private Hire Vehicle Statistics, England: 2019‘. These statistics cover licensed taxis, private hire vehicles, drivers and operators in England as at 31 March 2019.  Such data can offer an invaluable overview of the national, and regional, status of the respective trades.

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High Court on Email Signatures

By Admin | 20/09/2019

Today the High Court handed-down its judgement in the case of Neocleous & Others v Rees [2019] EWHC 2462 (Ch) on whether an automated email signature could be binding for the purposes of section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989.  The presence of such an email “footer”, coupled with intent, would,…

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Congestion Charge & Exemptions

By Admin | 02/09/2019

Here is our recent Private Hire News article covering the High Court decision in R (Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain & Others) v The Mayor of London & Transport for London [2019] EWHC 1997 (Admin). If you want to check how you are affected by the above issue, or any other Licensing Law matter,…

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Your Taxi Brief… August 2019

By Admin | 01/09/2019

We apologise but, due to our recent office move, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.  It will however be back in early October with coverage of the key legal developments in September 2019.  If you have any questions or require advice about events in August 2019, please do not hesitate to contact…

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Court of Appeal on Holiday Pay

By Admin | 06/08/2019

Today the Court of Appeal handed-down its judgement in the case of The Harpur Trust v Brazel & Others [2019] EWCA Civ 1402 on the calculation rate of annual leave payments pursuant to the Working Time Regulations 1998.  

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