Uber has gained its bid to throw out claims price about £340m introduced by hundreds of London black cab drivers and two former non-public rent corporations.
The claimants alleged the ride-hailing firm gave Transport for London (TfL) deceptive data when it first received a licence to function within the capital in 2012.
However a Excessive Court docket choose dominated the instances had been introduced too late and dismissed them with out contemplating whether or not the allegations had been true.
Uber, which denied the claims, mentioned it was happy the courtroom had thrown them out on the earliest alternative.
About 13,000 drivers had been in search of practically £200m in damages, Reuters reported, whereas a declare on behalf of Kabbie and Iride, two non-public rent corporations which have since closed, sought about £140m.
The lawsuits had been filed in 2024, and Uber argued they fell outdoors the six-year restrict for bringing such claims.
In a written ruling, Mr Justice Birt mentioned the claimants may have found the alleged deception earlier than 2018.
RGL Administration, which ran the instances for the claimants, mentioned it was very disillusioned and was contemplating its choices with the authorized staff.
Since gaining its licence, Uber has taken a lot of the commerce as soon as dominated by black cabs.
The corporate faces a separate case subsequent week, when it challenges HM Income and Customs in a tax dispute price greater than £1bn.
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