Index card Wokingham Borough Council v Arshad

Wokingham Borough Council v Arshad

Hearings

England & Wales

29 Sep 2022 [2022] EWHC 2419 (KB); [2023] RTR 9, KBD (Bourne J)

Subject Matter

NEGLIGENCE — Duty of care — Local authority — Holder of hackney carriage licence seeking advice of licensing authority regarding suitable replacement vehicle — Authority negligently advising proposed replacement complying with licensing policy regarding wheelchair accessibility — Licence subsequently suspended for non-compliance with policy — Former licence holder suffering psychiatric illness from loss of livelihood and status — Whether authority owing duty of care to avoid causing psychiatric damage — Whether such harm reasonably foreseeable — CPR (Civil Procedure Rules), r 44.16(2)

[2022] EWHC 2419 (KB); [2023] RTR 9, KBD

Commentary

Local Government Lawyer
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