Russell v Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners and Others: HL 26 Feb 1912

Widow of deceased member of trade union brought action against a trade union to recover sums due to her husband under rules of the association.
Held that section 4 of Trade Union Act 1871 excluded action except at common law, and that at common law action was barred by the fact that this trade union was at common law an illegal association owing to its rules being in restraint of trade.

Judges:

Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), Lords Macnaghten, Atkinson, Shaw, Mersey, and Robson

Citations:

[1912] UKHL 1026, 49 SLR 1026

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Company

Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.619231