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Bugbugs Ltd v Transport for London: QBD 21 Dec 2007

The defendant appealed a refusal of the court to strike out as an abuse of process the respondent’s claim that their ‘pedicabs’, a kind of rickshaw, required licensing as Hackney Carriages. Held: Strike out refused. Judges: Swift J DBE Citations: [2007] EWHC 2987 (QB) Links: Bailii Statutes: Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 Jurisdiction: England and … Continue reading Bugbugs Ltd v Transport for London: QBD 21 Dec 2007

Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission: HL 17 Dec 1968

There are no degrees of nullity The plaintiffs had owned mining property in Egypt. Their interests were damaged and or sequestrated and they sought compensation from the Respondent Commission. The plaintiffs brought an action for the declaration rejecting their claims was a nullity. The Commission replied that the courts were precluded from considering the question … Continue reading Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission: HL 17 Dec 1968

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Oddy, Regina (on the Application of) v Bugbugs Ltd: Admn 12 Nov 2003

A private prosecutor appealed dismissal of his complaint that the respondent had operated an unlicensed man-powered rickshaw service. The district judge had held that it was not a taxi service. It was, under the 1869 Act a stage carriage and therefore not requiring a licence under section 7. Held: It was not possible to argue … Continue reading Oddy, Regina (on the Application of) v Bugbugs Ltd: Admn 12 Nov 2003

Killick v West London Magistrates’ Court: Admn 6 Dec 2012

The claimant applied for an order quashing his convictions at the West London Magistrates’ Court for two offences: plying for hire without a licence contrary to section 7 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869; and using a motor vehicle without third party insurance contrary to section 143 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and … Continue reading Killick v West London Magistrates’ Court: Admn 6 Dec 2012

Nottingham City Council v Wooding: 1994

Citations: [1994] RTR 72 Statutes: Metropolitan Police Public Carriage Act 1869 7 Cited by: Cited – Oddy, Regina (on the Application of) v Bugbugs Ltd Admn 12-Nov-2003 A private prosecutor appealed dismissal of his complaint that the respondent had operated an unlicensed man-powered rickshaw service. The district judge had held that it was not a … Continue reading Nottingham City Council v Wooding: 1994

Stannard (T/A Wyvern Tyres) v Gore: CA 4 Oct 2012

The defendant, now appellant, ran a business involving the storage of tyres. The claimant neighbour’s own business next door was severely damaged in a fire of the tyres escaping onto his property. The court had found him liable in strict liability under the rule in Rylands, concluding that the appellant had collected the tyres on … Continue reading Stannard (T/A Wyvern Tyres) v Gore: CA 4 Oct 2012