Area of Expertise
Taxi Licensing Law
Contract & Commercial Law
Data Protection & Information Law
Qualifications
Solicitor (Non-Practising)
Bar Vocational Course (BVC)
LLM Public International Law
LLB (Hons)
Neil Morley | Managing Director
Neil is the founder of Travis Morley.
He is a respected legal professional whose 25 years of expertise is grounded in notable roles at Erewash Borough Council, South Derbyshire District Council, Derbyshire County Council, Lawspeed Ltd, St Marys Chambers and the University of Sheffield.
He specialises in Taxi Licensing Law wherein he is able to offer a unique perspective as a lawyer and former licensing officer. Neil, as a former university lecturer, also consults on Contract & Commercial Law and, as a former local government adviser, Data Protection & Information Law.
He provides advice, assistance and non-litigious representation to a wide range of clients from private individuals to regional organisations and international companies. Just some of his corporate clients have included Addison Lee, Tristar Worldwide, One Transport (Gett UK), Brunel (Europcar Group), Blacklane and the BBC.
He is, at the national level, the official legal adviser to the Licensed Private Hire Car Association (LPHCA) and has counselled the Private Hire Board, National Association of Wedding Car Professionals (NAWCP) and National Taxi Association (NTA). On the regional or local level, he has also advised associations across, amongst others, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and South Cambridgeshire.
He has consulted on national law reforms, government briefings, widely reported High Court cases and sits on the Institute of Licensing’s Taxi Consultation Panel (TCP). Neil is regularly published - with his opinions featuring in Private Hire News, Ground Transport News, Professional Driver Magazine, Private Hire & Taxi Monthly (PHTM), TaxiPoint Magazine, Journal of Licensing and the Law Society Gazette. He has also contributed to, the leading practitioner text, Button on Taxis: Licensing Law & Practice.
He holds an LLB (Hons), LLM (Public International Law), Level 2 Licensing Practitioner Certificate and is a member of the Institute of Licensing. Neil was Called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 2008 and admitted as a Solicitor of England & Wales in 2012.