Button on Taxis: Licensing Law and Practice

Préface
Button on Taxis: Law and Practice is the only specialist text on taxi law in the UK. This title encompasses changes to legislation, case law and guidance since the publication of the fourth edition in 2017.

Auteur
James T H Button is well-known as the leading authority on taxi licensing law. He is the principal of James Button & Co, a niche practice providing legal services and training to local authorities in England and Wales.

Résumé

Key features of the Fifth Edition include:

• Clarification of the meaning of plying for hire from the High Court and Court of Appeal in Reading Borough Council v Ali [2019] EWHC 200 (Admin), [2019] 1 WLR 2635 Admin Crt, and R (on the application of United Trade Action Group Ltd) v Transport for London [2022] EWCA Civ 1026, [2023] 1 WLR 367 CA
• The Court of Appeal position on hackney carriage and private hire licence fees in R (on the application of Rehman) v Wakefield City Council and The Local Government Association [2019] EWCA Civ 2166, [2020] RTR 11 CA
• Alterations to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and associated regulations and guidance
• The Supreme Court decision on costs in licensing appeals in Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma Ltd and Pfizer [2022] UKSC 14
• The effect of updated guidance from the Department for Transport
• New duties for licensees under the Equality Act 2010 and clarification of what is meant by 'mobility assistance' in relation to the Equality Act in McNutt v TfL 2019 [2019] LLR 332 Admin Crt.

This new edition provides a timely update to what is acknowledged as an essential handbook for the taxi licensing practitioner.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Licensing online service.

Contenu

1. Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing
2. Licensing Within Local Government and Transport for London
3. Appeals
4. Fees for Licences
5. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
6. Enforcement outside London
7. Hackney Carriages outside London: An Introduction
8. Hackney Carriage Vehicles outside London: Definition and Demand
9. Hackney Carriages outside London: The Use of Hackney Carriages
10. Hackney Carriage Drivers outside London
11. Private Hire Vehicles outside London: An Introduction
12. Private Hire Operators outside London
13. Private Hire Vehicles outside London
14. Private Hire Drivers outside London
15. Enforcement within London
16. Hackney Carriages within London: An Introduction
17. Hackney Carriage Vehicles within London: Definition and Demand
18. The Use Of Hackney Carriages Within London
19. Hackney Carriage Drivers within London
20. Private Hire Vehicles within London: An Introduction
21. Private Hire Operators within London
22. Private Hire Vehicles within London
23. Private Hire Drivers within London
    APPENDIX I LEGISLATION
    Part A Legislation applicable both outside and within London
    Part B Legislation applicable outside London
    Part C Legislation applicable within London
    APPENDIX II CIRCULARS
    Part A Circulars/Guidance applicable both outside and within London
    Part B Circulars/Guidance applicable outside London
    Part C Circulars/Guidance applicable within London