Uber Says London Regulator Won’t Fight Appeal on License Ban

• Car service’s long-awaited appeal of license ban begins • TfL has adopted a neutral approach to appeal, Uber lawyer says

Uber Technologies Inc.got an unexpected boost at the start of its court battle to continue operating in London: the regulator that originally banned the global ride-sharing firm has given it a tentative backing.

Transport for London’s position has “moved to one of effective neutrality,” Uber lawyer Thomas de la Mare said Monday at the start of the highly anticipated hearing in the U.K. capital. In September, TfL said Uber wasn’t “fit and proper” to operate in the city ...