HILES v. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF WOODWORKERS

Abstract

June 6, 1967 Trade union — Expulsion — Right of action — Member charged with breach of rules — Acquitted by management committee — Committee member purporting to appeal to executive council — Rules not precluding council from hearing member — Member not heard — Council excluding member from union — Whether contrary to natural justice — “Member aggrieved” — Whether rules providing for appeal by other than member charged — Rules providing for forfeiture of membership by member seeking redress of grievance in any manner other than provided for by rules before following their full procedure — Application to court — Whether membership forfeited by application to court on ground of exclusion against natural justice.

Citation

Stamp, J. (1967), "HILES v. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF WOODWORKERS", Managerial Law, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021426