It was an unlawful conspiracy at common law to pursue a closed shop against individuals beyond the point which the courts regarded as the defence of genuine trade union interests.Harman J looked at the law of conspiracy where employees threatened to strike: ‘No doubt it is not necessary that all the conspirators should join at … Continue reading Huntley v Thornton: 1957
Lord Moulton said that the danger of departing from the ordinary meaning of unambiguous provisions is that ‘it may degrade into mere judicial criticism of the propriety of the acts of the Legislature’.Lord Haldane LC after stating that speculation on the motives of the Legislature was a topic which Judges cannot profitably or properly enter … Continue reading Vacher and Sons Ltd v London Society of Compositors: HL 18 Nov 1912
A trade union official, in order to enforce payment of a fine by a member, uttered threats to his employer and thereby procured his discharge. These proceedings were not authorised by the trade union, and in fact there was no trade dispute existing or contemplated by the men. In an action of damages by the … Continue reading Conway v Wade: HL 27 Jul 1909
There was a provision made by the Legislature that disputes mentioned in the section of the Act were to be determined by an Expert nominated by the Board of Trade and it was contended that though not in the strict technical sense estoppel, it was a . .
The claimant sought to assert race discrimination by the Labour Party in not selecting him as a political candidate. The defendant, chairman of the party appealed.
Held: A political party when selecting candidates was not acting as a . .