The question (15 marks)
Discuss the rights and immunities conferred on a registered trade union by the Trade Unions Act 1926. What are the limits of those immunities? (15 marks)
Standing MU question; plan from the pack exam workshop (Q7, second half).
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · Trade unions: rights, immunities, funds and recognition of Labour Law and Industrial Relations – I.
Authorities you will need
- Taff Vale Railway Co v Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, House of Lords
- Quinn v Leathem, House of Lords
- Rohtas Industries Ltd v Rohtas Industries Staff Union
- Jay Engineering Works v State of West Bengal, Calcutta High Court
- P. Mukundan v Mohan Kandy Pavithran, Kerala High Court
How an answer is marked
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