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Bath and North East Somerset Council v HM Attorney General, The Treasury Solicitor (Bona Vacantia): ChD 31 Jul 2002

Land was conveyed to the Council’s predecessor on condition that it be left available for use for sports and similar recreations, and left as an open space. It was now sought to develop the land as a home for a football club. The Council sought determination of whether the trusts were charitable, or whether it … Continue reading Bath and North East Somerset Council v HM Attorney General, The Treasury Solicitor (Bona Vacantia): ChD 31 Jul 2002

Sheffield City Council v Ali: Admn 7 Jul 2005

The taxi driver had been acquitted for making a false statement to support his application. The magistrates had found that the form he had been requested to use had not been approved properly by the authority. It was accepted that the information, as to previous convictions, could properly have been asked of him. Held: The … Continue reading Sheffield City Council v Ali: Admn 7 Jul 2005

Regina v Cambridge City Council, Ex Parte Lane: CA 3 Sep 1998

A trishaw was properly a form of hackney carriage, not a ‘stage coach,’ and the Local Authority was able to impose conditions upon the licensing of a service, including limiting the number of passengers and so as to ensure safety. A trishaw was a ‘cross between a rickshaw and a bicycle and a tricycle. Like … Continue reading Regina v Cambridge City Council, Ex Parte Lane: CA 3 Sep 1998

Shanks and Others (T/A Blue Line Taxis), Regina (on The Application of) v The Council of The County of Northumberland: Admn 1 Jun 2012

The court considered the powers of a local authority to impose conditions on the grant of a hackney carriage licence under section 37 of the 1847 Act, and the relationship between that statutory provision and section 47 of 1976 Act. Judges: Foskett J Citations: [2012] EWHC 1539 (Admin), [2013] PTSR 154 Links: Bailii Statutes: Town … Continue reading Shanks and Others (T/A Blue Line Taxis), Regina (on The Application of) v The Council of The County of Northumberland: Admn 1 Jun 2012

Liverpool City Council v Kelly: CA 20 Feb 2003

The council appealed an order requiring it to specify an overall maximum charge for licensing taxis. It had fixed an adminsitrative sum plus a sum for the first inspection and further sums for re-inspection. Held: The section envisaged separate charges being made, and no overall limit was properly implied. Judges: Lord Justice Keene Lord Justice … Continue reading Liverpool City Council v Kelly: CA 20 Feb 2003

Cherwell District Council v Anwar: Admn 10 Nov 2011

The Council appealed against the grant by the Magistrates of a hackney carriage and private hire vehicle drivers licenses to the defendant. The defendant had been convicted on his admission of an assault by beating. Judges: Bidder QC J Citations: [2011] EWHC 2943 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 51 59 … Continue reading Cherwell District Council v Anwar: Admn 10 Nov 2011

Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council v Latif: Admn 13 Feb 2009

The council appealed against a decision that the crown court had jurisdiction to extend the time for appeal against refusal of a private hire vehicle licence. Held: The court did not have the jurisdiction it used: ‘The terms of the section 300 of the Public Health Act 1936 are, in my view clear. A fixed … Continue reading Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council v Latif: Admn 13 Feb 2009

Regina v Birmingham City Council, ex parte Dredger: QBD 22 Jan 1993

The local authority, operators of the market, increased the rents payable by the tenants. The tenants sought a review of the decision. Held: The act was that of a public authority and was subject to judicial review. The market stall-holders were entitled to be consulted before charges were increased. Judges: Hutchinson J Citations: [1994] 6 … Continue reading Regina v Birmingham City Council, ex parte Dredger: QBD 22 Jan 1993

Brentwood Borough Council v Gladen: Admn 28 Oct 2004

The defendant taxi operator was telephoned, and cabs were booked, and those bookings were fulfilled by providing licensed hackney carriages with licensed hackney carriage drivers. He was accused of knowingly operating the vehicles as private hire vehicles in a controlled district without a current operator’s licence under section 55 of the 1976 Act contrary to … Continue reading Brentwood Borough Council v Gladen: Admn 28 Oct 2004

Bromsgrove District Council v Michael Richard Powers: Admn 16 Jul 1998

The authority appealed against the magistrates’ decision to renew a private hire operator’s licence against its own wishes. The licensee no longer opertaed any cars under the licence itself but instead all business was conducted under care operated within the licence from a neighbouring authority. Citations: [1998] EWHC Admin 755 Links: Bailii Statutes: Local Government … Continue reading Bromsgrove District Council v Michael Richard Powers: Admn 16 Jul 1998

Regina v Cambridge City Council ex parte Simon Lane: Admn 2 Jun 1998

Citations: [1998] EWHC Admin 596 Links: Bailii Statutes: Town and Police Clauses Act 1847 38, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 47 Citing: Appealed to – Regina v Cambridge City Council, Ex Parte Lane CA 3-Sep-1998 A trishaw was properly a form of hackney carriage, not a ‘stage coach,’ and the Local Authority was able … Continue reading Regina v Cambridge City Council ex parte Simon Lane: Admn 2 Jun 1998

Bernard Charles Admanson v Waveney District Council: Admn 24 Jan 1997

The court considered the procedure for a licensing Local Authority and the justices to admit into its consideration any spent convictions of the licence applicant when considering his fitness to hold a Hackney Carriage Licence. Citations: Times 24-Feb-1997, [1997] EWHC Admin 62 Links: Bailii Statutes: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act … Continue reading Bernard Charles Admanson v Waveney District Council: Admn 24 Jan 1997

Dittah and Another v Phillipps: QBD 1 Mar 1993

Limits on operation of taxis. A taxi license authorised a taxi to operate within the district to which it related and not beyond. To operate within another district would require a license from that district. Citations: Ind Summary 01-Mar-1993 Statutes: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 46(1)(d) Road Traffic, Local Government, Licensing Updated: 19 May … Continue reading Dittah and Another v Phillipps: QBD 1 Mar 1993

Bradford City Metropolitan District Council v Booth: QBD 10 May 2000

The local authority had refused to renew a private hire vehicle licence. That refusal was successfully challenged, and the magistrates had awarded costs on the basis that they should follow the event. The authority appealed. Held: The discretion given to magistrates to award such costs as it feels are just and reasonable does not mean … Continue reading Bradford City Metropolitan District Council v Booth: QBD 10 May 2000

Hussain v Bradford City Council: QBD 15 Feb 1993

If a complaint was made that a private hire vehicle was acting in contravention of the regulation, requiring it to display the licence plate issued by the local authority, indicating the maximum number of passengers, it was necessary for the prosecution to prove that the vehicle was plying for hire at the time of the … Continue reading Hussain v Bradford City Council: QBD 15 Feb 1993

Regina v Swansea City and Council, Ex Parte Davies: QBD 7 Jul 2000

A hackney council vehicle licence holder had sufficient locus standi as a person aggrieved to appeal against a condition sought to be imposed by the local authority on the licensing of private hire vehicle licenses. Accordingly the Magistrates should hear his complaint and objection. The statute was not narrowly drafted so as to exclude the … Continue reading Regina v Swansea City and Council, Ex Parte Davies: QBD 7 Jul 2000

Kingston Upon Hull City Council v Wilson: QBD 29 Jun 1995

The grant to an individual of a hackney licence in one local authority, does not stop the grant of a similar licence elsewhere. Though the court applied the ABC case, Buxton J rejected an argument that a vehicle was not a private hire vehicle for the purposes of section 46(1)(b) as it was a ‘hackney … Continue reading Kingston Upon Hull City Council v Wilson: QBD 29 Jun 1995

Milton Keynes Council v Skyline Taxis and Private Hire Ltd and Another: Admn 10 Nov 2017

Judges: Hickinbottom LJ, Gilbart J Citations: [2017] EWHC 2794 (Admin), [2017] WLR(D) 751 Links: Bailii, WLRD Statutes: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Local Government, Licensing, Transport Updated: 01 April 2022; Ref: scu.599413

Credit Suisse v Allerdale Borough Council: CA 20 May 1996

Builder’s Guarantee Ultra Vires LA The council set out to provide a swimming pool using powers under s.19 of the 1976 Act. Purporting to use powers under s.111 of the 1972 Act, it set up a company to develop a site by building a leisure pool and time-share units, with a view to selling the … Continue reading Credit Suisse v Allerdale Borough Council: CA 20 May 1996

Newcastle City Council, Regina (on the Application of) v Berwick-Upon-Tweed Borough Council and others: Admn 5 Nov 2008

The applicant council complained that the respondent council was issuing a disproportionately high number of taxi licences, believing that it should only refuse a licence where the driver appeared to be unfit. Held: The purpose of the licensing system was to ensure safety. Where taxi fleets operated substantially outside their licensing authority, the supervision necessary … Continue reading Newcastle City Council, Regina (on the Application of) v Berwick-Upon-Tweed Borough Council and others: Admn 5 Nov 2008

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