German court overturns Uber ban after finding no emergency

Uber won the reversal of a nationwide ban of the companys ride-hailing app after judges said a group of taxi dispatchers improperly used emergency procedures to obtain the initial court order.

By Karin Matussek, Bloomberg | Updated on September 16, 2014

Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) – Uber Technologies Inc. won the reversal of a nationwide ban of the company’s ride-hailing app after judges said a group of taxi dispatchers improperly used emergency procedures to obtain the initial court order.

While the judges still think Uber’s service violates German law, the taxi group that won the ban asked for it too late to have it issued under a fast-track process, presiding judge Frowin Kurth said at the Frankfurt courthouse today when delivering the ruling of the three-judge panel.

“Even after deliberations, the court sticks to its view that Taxi Deutschland can win a ban against Uber,” Kurth said today. “But after reviewing the arguments in this emergency case we have to reverse the ruling since this isn’t an urgent case. Only for that reason we lift the ban.”

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