Westminster City Council has suspended two busking performance pitches in Leicester Square in order to comply with a magistrates’ court ruling that a statutory nuisance exists and is likely to recur from street performers.

An unlicensed taxi driver has been fined after admitting that he carried out 543 journeys for his employer after his licence had been revoked.

The Mayor of London could be granted new call in powers to review blocked licensing applications in nightlife hotspots as part of a pilot announced today (4 April).

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, known as ‘Martyn’s Law’, has this week received Royal Assent and become law.

The Divisional Court has rejected an appeal by the owner of a company that contracted with local authorities to provide transport services for children with special educational needs against his conviction on four charges of being the operator of a private hire vehicle (PHV) when a PHV licence was not in force, and two charges of being the operator of a PHV when the driver was not the holder of a…

The Institute of Licensing (IoL) and barristers’ chambers Francis Taylor Building are to inaugurate an award designed to honour the legacy of Charles Holland, who passed away on 9 February 2025 at the age of 55.

The proposed merger between the Institute of Licensing (IoL) and National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO) is to be effective from 1 April 2025.

A former taxi driver has failed in an appeal over Buckinghamshire Council’s decision to refuse to grant him a hackney carriage and private hire driver licence due to a caution he received in 2012 for sexual assault.

Tributes have been paid to Charles Holland, a leading licensing barrister who has died following a short illness.

Transport for London (TfL) has launched a consultation on how it plans to regulate pedicabs for the first time, having been given the power to do so through the Pedicabs (London) Act 2024.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged MPs to use a private member’s bill now before Parliament as a vehicle to modernise local authority licensing.

The Government is to consult on making all Local Transport Authorities – including ‘Strategic Authorities’ such as combined authorities – responsible for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.