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They had tried to claim that a judge was ‘tainted by actual or apparent bias’ in granting Uber a 15-month permit.
But the judge said in August she would not hear any further cases involving the ride-hailing app after a newspaper article alleged there were financial connections between her husband, Lord Arbuthnot, and Uber.At a hearing in London earlier this month, lawyers for UCG acknowledged the judge was unaware of any such links but said she should have ‘checked for any potential conflicts of interest’ before making her decision on Uber’s licence.
Lawyers for Uber said the alleged connection between Lord Arbuthnot and Uber was ‘at best extremely tenuous’ and the judge was unaware of it.
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