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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

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

Royden, Regina (on the Application Of) v Metropolitan Borough of Wirral: Admn 8 Oct 2002

Application for judicial review of decision to remove limit of number of hackney carriage licences granted within Wirral. . .

Leeds City Council, Regina (on the Application Of) v Taxi Centre (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne) Ltd: Admn 1 Nov 2005

Citations: [2005] EWHC 2564 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Town Police Clauses Act 1847 837, Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1976 47 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Licensing, Local Government Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.235405

Wills v Bowley: HL 1983

The section required a constable to ‘take into custody without warrant, and forthwith convey before a Justice, any person who in his view’ commits a range of offences. Held: It was to be construed in such a way as not unduly to narrow the police’s powers of arrest. Proper consideration should be had to the … Continue reading Wills v Bowley: HL 1983

Aylesbury Vale District Council, Regina (on The Application of) v Call A Cab Ltd: Admn 12 Nov 2013

The council appealed against dismissal of its prosecution of the respondent, alleging the operation of a private hire vehicle without having a current licence, ‘in a controlled district’. The respondent had denied that the necessary resolution had been effectively passed creating the ‘controlled district’ as required. The defendant had produced records from the parish council … Continue reading Aylesbury Vale District Council, Regina (on The Application of) v Call A Cab Ltd: Admn 12 Nov 2013