‘Train operators have been ordered by a regulator to stop misusing a process which removes services from schedules without them being classed as cancelled.’
The Independent, 20th January 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Business Secretary Grant Shapps has set out plans to enforce minimum service levels during strike action, including for ambulance staff, firefighters and railway workers.’
BBC News, 10th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government will introduce a bill to Parliament on Tuesday which would ensure public sector services maintain minimum service levels during strike action.’
BBC News, 10th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, currently passing through the UK Parliament, seeks to establish minimum service levels for transport provision following widespread industrial action on the country’s railways. The UK government describes the Bill as necessary ‘to keep Britain moving during transport strikes’. While the legislation’s effectiveness has been questioned elsewhere, the Bill also raises several issues in relation to international human rights law, some of which will be the focus of this blog post.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 9th January 2023
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘Anti-strike legislation is expected to be brought forward later this week, as Rishi Sunak’s government scrambles to get a grip of the ongoing industrial disputes.’
The Guardian, 4th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court injunction has been granted to prevent Just Stop Oil protesters disrupting the M25.’
BBC News, 6th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘High Speed Two (HS2) Limited and the Secretary of State for Transport v Four Categories of Persons Unknown and Ross Monaghan and 58 other Named Defendants [2022] EWHC 2360 (KB). This case involved the application, and grant, of an interim injunction in the “unknown” as well as “known” protester context by Knowles J in the Birmingham District Registry.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Transport for London bosses have asked a High Court judge to let them take legal action against more than 180 named people following the intensification of Just Stop Oil protests.’
The Independent, 27th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The cost-of-living crisis is increasingly being used as justification for domestic abuse while some victims are unable to afford to get to court to obtain protection, a charity has warned.’
The Independent, 24th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The High Court has granted an injunction preventing Just Stop Oil protestors from blocking “key” roads in central London.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A train that smashed into an abandoned work trolley at 123mph should not have travelled so fast to a station afterwards, investigators have said.’
BBC News, 14th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Northumberland County Council has agreed to look again at families’ applications for school transport for teenagers with special educational needs, following an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man who attacked a stranger with a machete on a London Tube train has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.’
BBC News, 12th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal yesterday highlighted the importance of judicial control over costs to ensure that the involvement of third-party litigation funders does not create perverse incentives.’
Legal Futures, 29th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Queen’s speech 2022 has confirmed what has been widely anticipated by the media and the legal sector – e-scooters will now become a permanent feature on public roads and new legislation is expected under the Transport Bill.’
Guildhall Chambers, 12th May 2022
Source: www.guildhallchambers.co.uk
‘A bus operator that lost a legal battle to stop Greater Manchester’s bus network returning to public control is appealing against the ruling.’
BBC News, 27th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The law will be changed to “undo” P&O’s mass sacking of its workers, the government is vowing – just hours after a minister warned that would harm the economy.’
The Independent, 24th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Prosecutions have been launched over alleged health and safety failings relating to the Croydon tram crash.’
The Independent, 24th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two bus operators have lost a High Court challenge to the decision by Andy Burnham, elected mayor of Greater Manchester, to proceed with bus franchising.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Andy Burnham’s decision to reform bus services to bring them under public control in Greater Manchester was not unlawful, a High Court judge has found in a ruling against two bus companies.’
The Independent, 9th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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