UK · EWHCCourt order
High Court rules London black cab drivers' conspiracy claims against Uber are time-barred
The High Court in London on October 19, 2026, held that unlawful means conspiracy claims by nearly 13,300 London black cab drivers, and by the assignee of two dissolved private hire operators, against Uber are time-barred. Mr Justice Birt, deciding a preliminary limitation issue in White v Uber London Ltd, found the claimants could with reasonable diligence have discovered the alleged fraud and concealment before June 2018, more than six years before they sued.
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Key points
- The claims, valued at £340 million, alleged Uber misled Transport for London to win its private hire license and compete with cabbies.Law360The LawyerSolicitors Journal
- Claims issued in May and June 2024 relied on Limitation Act section 32, which delays the clock for fraud or deliberate concealment.The National Archives (Find Case Law)Solicitors Journal
- The judge found TfL's 2017 license refusal letter and January 2018 reports on Uber's Ripley tool gave enough to plead the claims.The National Archives (Find Case Law)Solicitors Journal
- The ruling did not decide whether Uber did anything wrong; the parties accepted a time bar would end the whole action.The National Archives (Find Case Law)Solicitors Journal
- Mishcon de Reya acted for the claimants; Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer acted for Uber.The National Archives (Find Case Law)The Lawyer
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