Posts by N Morley
Taxi & Private Hire | Private Hire Licensing Law: The London Congestion Charge, Removal of Private Hire Vehicle Exemptions & Discrimination
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,…
Read ArticleTaxi & Private Hire | Your Taxi Brief… August 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We apologise but, due to our recent office move, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.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…
Read ArticleTaxi & Private Hire | High Court Rules on Congestion Charge Exemption Removal
Today the High Court handed-down its judgement in the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) challenge against the congestion charge in London (R (Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain & Others v The Mayor of London & Transport for London [2019] EWHC 1997 (Admin)). It follows a 2-day hearing, held from 10th – 11th…
Read ArticleContract & Commercial | Supreme Court Rules on Non-Compete Clauses
Today the Supreme Court handed-down its judgement in the case of Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2019] UKSC 32 on the application of non-compete clauses in executive contracts. Whilst the Court of Appeal had earlier overturned a non-compete injunction, it was re-instated by the Supreme Court who decided in favour of the Appellant company. This…
Read ArticleTaxi & Private Hire | Heathrow Expansion Consultation 2019
Today Heathrow Airport has opened its ‘Airport Expansion Consultation‘. It incorporates a number of ‘Surface Access Proposals: Travelling To & From The Airport‘ which also covers taxi and private hire services. Heathrow Airport’s outline objective, and accompanying methods, are as follows- “We want to ensure that taxis and private hire vehicles can continue to fulfil…
Read ArticleTaxi & Private Hire | Taxi Licensing Law: The Uber Mobile Application, Private Hire Drivers & Plying For Hire
Here is our recent Private Hire News article covering the High Court decision in Reading Borough Council v Ali [2019] EWHC 200 (Admin). If you want to check how you are affected by the above issue, or any other Licensing Law matter, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Read ArticleTaxi & Private Hire | National Database
Today the Air Quality (Taxis & Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England & Wales) Regulations 2019 were approved by Parliament. It requires licensing authorities to upload, on a central database, specified information about the taxis and private hire vehicles it licenses. The regulations come into force on 1st May 2019. A new ‘National Register of Taxi…
Read ArticleContract & Commercial | New EU Copyright Directive
Today the European Union passed Directive 2019/790 on ‘Copyright & Related Rights in the Digital Single Market‘. The Directive seeks to redress the legal uncertainty concerning- “…both rightholders and users, as regards certain uses, including cross-border uses, of works and other subject matter in the digital environment…“ Implementation, within Member States, will take place in…
Read ArticleTaxi & Private Hire | Raising The Bar in London?
In December 2014 the London Assembly’s Transport Committee published ‘Future Proof: Taxi & Private Hire Services in London’. It considered the future of taxi and private hire services in London. Today, in following up that report, it has published ‘Raising The Bar: Taxi & Private Hire Services in London‘. It makes “…recommendations to the Mayor…
Read ArticleTaxi & Private Hire | TfL Taxi Age Limits Consultation
Today Transport for London (TfL) has opened a consultation entitled ‘Have your say on reducing the maximum age limits for taxis‘. TfL, in accordance with the Mayor of London’s ‘Transport Strategy‘, proposes to- “Mandate the maximum taxi operating age from 1 November 2019“ “Introduce a new age limit for taxis over a phased period of…
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