In the matter of an Application by Ronald Wadsworth for Judicial Review
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Weatherup J |
| Judgment Date | 30 January 2004 |
| Neutral Citation | [2004] NIQB 8 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 30 January 2004 |
| Year | 2004 |
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Neutral Citation no. [2004] NIQB 8 Ref:
WEAF4085
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
Delivered:
30/01/2004
(subject to editorial corrections)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (JUDICIAL REVIEW)
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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY RONALD WADSWORTH
FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW
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WEATHERUP J
The Application
[1] This is an application for judicial review of the decision of Northern
Ireland Railways Company Limited dated 20 June 2003 by which the
applicant, who is a licensed public hire taxi driver, was excluded from a
designated taxi rank at Central Station, Belfast.
The Background
[2] Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company is the owner of the
lands at Central Station Belfast. NITHC lease the lands at Central Station to
NIR which operates railway services from the premises. NITHC and NIR are
respondents to this application. By a contract between NIR and Belfast Public
Hire Taxi Association NIR designated an area of the premises as a taxi rank
for members of BPHTA to collect passengers. This contract operated from 1
November 1999 to 31 October 2000 with BPHTA paying NIR £1,550 for
exclusive use of the designated rank. On the expiry of the contract on 31
October 2000 the designated rank continued to be used by public hire taxis
without further payment by BPHTA.
[3] By an agreement in writing dated 3 July 2002 made between NIR and
Value Cabs Limited, a company operating private hire taxi services, Value
Cabs were granted the exclusive right to a designated taxi rank at Central
Station from 30 June 2002 to 30 June 2005 for the payment of £10,000 to NIR
by Value Cabs.
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