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Labour Law I · Unit 3

Trade unions: rights, immunities, funds and recognition

Unit 3 of Labour Law and Industrial Relations – I (syllabus: Module 3 — TU Act 1926, ss. 15–28; IR Code ss. 14, 21–25). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.

What this unit covers

  • When may a registered trade union claim immunity from a suit in tort?
  • On what objects may the general funds of a registered trade union be spent?
  • How many outsiders may sit on the executive of a registered trade union?
  • The 1926 Act gave registration but not recognition — what fills the gap?

Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.

Provisions

Leading cases

Full case summaries

Exam questions on this unit