Button on Taxis: Licensing Law and Practice

(Hardback, 5th edition)

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The fifth edition of Button on Taxis completely updates the text to take account of changes to legislation, case law and Guidance since the publication of the fourth edition. Key features of Button on Taxis include: - Proposed new taxi law for Wales - 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. - Proposals under the levelling up scheme to move hackney carriage and private hire licensing from district councils to counties and combined authorities. - Supreme Court decision on costs in licensing appeals in Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma Ltd and Pfizer [2022] UKSC 14 - Pedicab licensing powers in London 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.

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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.