'Uber vigilante' who terrorised drivers banned from citizen's arrests, court rules

Supreme court says Russell Howarth used intimidating tactics and had financial motive for damaging Uber's business

An Australian man who performed citizen's arrests on Uber drivers and was associated with a rival ride-sharing service "terrorised" drivers, a court has found, and has been permanently banned from making similar arrests.

Russell Howarth has touted himself as an "Uber vigilante" campaigning against the company's "cartel-like" behaviour. From 2014 he gained notoriety from a series of "citizen's arrests" on Uber drivers in Sydney he performed and filmed.