Nidge wrote:
A District Judge rejected a last minute bid to halt the prosecution for illegal “Plying for Hire”, of Private Hire drivers working for AA United Taxis a Private Hire Operators in Court on Tuesday 2nd November.
Judge Wicks sitting in Hemel Hempstead’s No2 Court decided to continue to hear the case against the PH operator and 6 Private Hire drivers. Defence Council tried to have the case thrown out on the grounds of “ Undue Process”. They claimed that as the operator and his drivers were acting in a manner that they believed the Borough Council and Mr Jeffrey Lieb was happy with, then they were acting in good faith, due to the lack of any communications to the contrary.
Mr Lief provided copies of his correspondence, and minutes from meetings that he had held with the operator, in which he claimed that although he acknowledged what AA United in conjunction with Silverlink the Train Operator planned to do, that was not the same as agreeing it was legal.
Following the judge’s decision to continue to hear the evidence of the case the court adjourned for 10 minutes before starting to hear evidence. The case is scheduled to continue on Thursday the 4th and Friday 5th.
Yes it should be done and dusted by today, I suppose who ever loses may appeal the verdict, interesting few weeks we have ahead us.
Best Wishes
JD