Uber has cleared one of the oldest legal clouds over its London business. The High Court on Monday dismissed two linked lawsuits worth about £340 million (US$453 million) brought by thousands of London black cab drivers and two former private hire firms.
About 13,000 drivers were seeking nearly £200 million, while a claim on behalf of the now-closed firms Kabbie and Iride sought about £140 million. Filed in 2024, the suits alleged Uber gave misleading and inaccurate information to Transport for London when it was first licensed in the capital in 2012.
Mr Justice Simon Birt ruled in a written judgment that the claimants could have discovered the alleged deception before 2018, placing the cases outside the six-year limitation period. He dismissed them without considering whether the allegations themselves were true; Uber had denied the claims.
An Uber spokesperson said the company is pleased the court dismissed all of the claims entirely at the earliest opportunity, putting the legacy matters firmly in the past. RGL Management, which ran the cases, said it was very disappointed and is considering its options.
The ruling does not end Uber's U.K. legal exposure: a separate case challenging HM Revenue and Customs in a tax dispute worth more than £1 billion is still ahead.
