By the rules of a trade union its members were entitled to legal assistance in case of unjust dismissal from their employment. The. appellant was a member who had been dismissed from the employment of the railway company. He corresponded with the secretary of the trade union in order to satisfy the union that a solicitor should be employed. In the appellant’s action against the railway company the defenders sought to have the correspondence produced.
Held that the letters were not protected by confidentiality and must be produced.
Judges:
Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), Lords Macnaghten, James of Hereford, and Shaw.)
Citations:
[1909] UKHL 1039, 46 SLR 1039
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.620575