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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:18 am 
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cabby john wrote:
It was very simple, as the Council is the employer then they are responsible for their employees.


The question was indeed very simple and it was answered in simple terms. You cannot sue the LO.

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The original answer was that one could not sue the L.O.


Thats perfectly correct.

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So the answer is! yes - through the Council.


The answer is no, you sue the council through the chief executive.

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I am thinking that many drivers in order to be a Hackney, have to pay 35K for a vehicle just to earn a living. The Council/L.O then turn a blind eye to private hire who have in many cases paid less than 3K for their cars blatantly working off the streets. I am not talking about the odd flimp, I am talking in your face almost ranking up.

I am thinking that there must be a case for damages in there somewhere.


I'm afraid not.

Your original question should have been phrased, "can you sue the council ".

When you sue a business, corporate body, or any other such entity for negligence, you never sue the employee, its always the employer.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:49 pm 
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JD. The original question was, Can they be prosecuted for dereliction of duty? yes I was refering to the L.Os.

You wrote back, No.

Now if someone took that at face value, they would think that the answer ended any possibility of doing so.

If any of us is going to be of assistance to each other, then surely the answer should have been.

You cannot sue them directly, But! you can get to them via the "Chief Executive" which may or may not give you the desired result.

The point is, if a department is being negligent no matter which way anyone dresses it up, you can get to them via a court room.

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