‘The government is facing a court challenge over the contracts it awarded to three shipping firms as part of its no-deal Brexit preparations.’
BBC News, 1st March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Livestock transport has been a controversial subject in the UK for many years. Efforts by public authorities to reduce or mitigate the movement or export of live animals have hitherto foundered on the rocks of free movement of goods (see my post on TFEU Article 35). Despite the ethical controversy, the current position is that long distance transport of nonhuman animals for slaughter is lawful (Barco de Vapor BV v Thanet District Council [2015] Bus LR 593.) ‘
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th February 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The government is being sued for its decision to charter firms to run extra ferries, including one with no ships, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.’
BbC News, 12th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Southwark Council and the City of London Corporation have lost a Supreme Court case with Transport for London over the vesting of highways.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Junk food adverts will be banned on London Underground, train, tram and bus services from February under plans announced by London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission are launching the first of a series of public consultations about crucial legal reforms which will ensure the country is prepared for the introduction of automated vehicles.’
Law Commission, 8th November 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘The Supreme Court will next week hear a dispute between two London councils and Transport of London (TfL) over the transfer of highways in the capital.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have noted the UK Government’s decision not to introduce legislation to implement our 2013 joint Report on Level Crossings. Instead, administrative changes are proposed that are very much in the spirit of our recommendations.’
law Commission, 8th October 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘A man who pushed a former Eurotunnel boss on to Tube tracks in central London has been found guilty of attempted murder.’
BBC News, 5th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who says she was racially assaulted on a London bus has called for transport companies to keep CCTV material for longer, after footage of her attack was deleted in just 10 days.’
BBC News, 29th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A new legal fund is being launched on Wednesday to hold transport companies to account when they fail to provide equal treatment for disabled passengers.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The company behind a set of funeral comparison adverts banned by Transport for London has said it was trying to break the “taboo” around death.’
BBC News, 31st July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The trustees of London’s garden bridge, including actor Joanna Lumley and the former Labour minister Lord Davies, could have breached their legal duties over the failed project, that cost taxpayers more than £40m, according to a leading lawyer.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court judge has rejected a legal challenge brought by private hire vehicle operators over changes introduced by Transport for London to its licensing fees structure.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Transport for London has won an appeal over its imposition of a ‘voice contact requirement’ on Uber.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An MP has called for a parliamentary inquiry into the Garden Bridge project over concerns Transport for London (TfL) may have been misled to secure £7m of its funding.’
BBC News, 26th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Savvy travel bookers who click on low price adverts may find they are often lead to air, rail and bus websites which do not have any seats at the advertised reduced fares. The advertising watchdog has found that in at least one case this is because there were never many low fare seats available at all, and has banned Megabus from advertising its seats as “from £1” after it was found only three per cent of seats were available at that price.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A teenager from west London who was convicted of attempted murder after his homemade bomb exploded in a packed tube carriage has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 34 years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd March 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The number of sexual offences reported on Britain’s railways has more than doubled over the past five years, according to police. Across Britain’s railways, including the tube, there were 2,382 offences in 2017, compared with 1,049 reported in 2013, British Transport Police (BTP) figures show.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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