Sect. 68 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1896, which enacts that every dispute between a member of a friendly society and the society shall be decided in manner directed by the rules of the society, and that the decision so given shall be binding and conclusive on all parties without appeal, does not apply to a decision given by the arbitration committee without jurisdiction, the rules having been disregarded upon a question of substance.
A member of a friendly society was duly summoned before the arbitration committee for a breach of the rules, and was in his absence expelled from the society by a resolution of the committee upon a different charge, namely, of fraud and disgraceful conduct, of which no written notice had been given to him as required by the rules.
Held: that the decision was null and void.
[1905] AC 78, [1904] UKLawRpAC 28
Commonlii
England and Wales
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Cited – Ridge v Baldwin (No 1) HL 14-Mar-1963
No Condemnation Without Opportunity For Defence
Ridge, a Chief Constable, had been wrongfully dismissed because he was not given the opportunity of presenting his defence. He had been acquitted of the charges brought against him, but the judge at trial had made adverse comments about his . .
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Updated: 10 October 2021; Ref: scu.653103