‘A woman who was dismissed from her job as a bus driver for “being too short” has been reinstated, the bus operator said.’
The Independent, 18th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Van drivers will be required to get new international operating licences if they want to travel back and forth to the EU from May next year, the government has announced.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Dozens of maskless passengers have been fined as compulsory face coverings were reinstated.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘As part of targeted measures to prevent the spread of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, from 4am on 30 November, people in England will be required by law to wear a face covering in certain places.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners including archaeologists, environmental groups and druids have won a high court battle to prevent a controversial road project that includes a tunnel near Stonehenge.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has thrown out a campaign group’s legal challenge to the Government’s £27.4bn Road Investment Strategy 2: 2020-25.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Campaigners have lost a legal challenge to the government’s £27bn roadbuilding programme after the high court dismissed their application for a judicial review.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The deaths of seven passengers in the Croydon tram crash were accidental, the jury at the coroner’s inquest in south London has decided, in a verdict met with anger by families of the victims.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Britain’s bus services outside London were so damaged by privatisation that people were unable to access basic needs such as work, education and healthcare, according to a scathing report by the former UN special rapporteur on human rights.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A haulage boss who ran a “lawless” business has been jailed for 15 years after two men died when their car was hit by an HGV with faulty brakes.’
BBC News, 29th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rough sleepers are being evicted from public spaces in a move legal experts say is likely to be unlawful.’
The Independent, 20th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Preparing and sending contractual notices always makes me nervous. There are so many things to get wrong: is it in time, where should I send it, who to, how should I send it? Not to mention the actual content of the notice. For those of you like me, the recent case of Transport for Greater Manchester v Kier Construction Ltd shows that we are right to worry about these things. Notices are important, and getting them wrong has serious consequences.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 2nd June 2021
‘A High Court judge has ordered HS2 to stop felling trees at a wood that inspired Roald Dahl to write Fantastic Mr Fox, ahead of a hearing into whether the government licences were issued legitimately.’
The Independent, 17th April 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Gig economy companies, including Uber and Deliveroo, have faced at least 40 major legal challenges around the world as delivery drivers and riders try to improve their rights.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who was unlawfully killed after public transport staff restrained him has been “let down again” as no-one will face manslaughter charges.’
BBC News, 10th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An emergency application to the high court by environmental protesters to stop HS2 evicting them from a tunnel close to Euston station because of safety concerns has been rejected by a judge.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A council has agreed to pay more than £2,400 in compensation after an investigation from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman into the termination of a child’s transport to school.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A campaign group is planning a legal challenge over the transport secretary’s decision to approve a £1.7bn tunnel near Stonehenge.’
BBC News, 30th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lawyers have warned HS2 it might be felling trees illegally, after an ecology report found evidence of one of the UK’s rarest bat species in an area of ancient woodland being cleared for the high-speed rail line.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There are calls for an inquest into the death of transport worker Belly Mujinga – who died after reportedly being coughed and spat on by a passenger who said he had the virus.’
BBC News, 12th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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