The claimant taxi driver challenged the introduction by the defendant council of a rule that no taxi cab would be licensed if more than twelve years old or more than three years and three months if converted.
Held: The decision had failed to take account of the representations made as to the effectiveness on existing checks on roadworthiness, and the councillor driving the policy forward had a personal interest through his brother and, following flawed advice, had failed to declare that interest. A fair minded and informed observer might reasonably have concluded that the decision was biassed.
Beatson J
Times 05-Jan-2010
England and Wales
Licensing, Local Government
Updated: 02 November 2021; Ref: scu.392883