Catching an Uber is more legal than it was yesterday in Australian state

Uber has slowly but surely been winning legislative battles across Australia to have ridesharing legalised, but the U.S. company has not gotten far in the state of Victoria.

The government is yet to make a move to legalise the service in cities like Melbourne, and now the courts have weighed in, seemingly legalising the service.

On Wednesday, Melbourne driver Nathan Brenner won an appeal against a A$900 fine he was issued for driving UberX without accreditation, ABC News reported.

Brenner was initially fined in December in the Melbourne Magistrates Court, and was also required to pay the prosecution costs of the Victorian Taxi Commission. According to the publication, that's now been overturned, along with the charges and the fine. The Commission has been contacted for comment. Read more...