Cases - Other
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British Airways Plc v Unite the Union - failure to comply with statutory requirements as to ballots made proposed strike unlawful
17/12/09
For a strike to be lawful, a trade union must comply with statutory requirements as to balloting its members about taking such action.
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Safeway Stores Ltd & Others v Twigger & Others - ex-directors fail to get claim against them struck out
15/01/10
Ex-employees and directors fail to defeat claim against them by using the ex turpi causa rule.
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Enerji Yapi-Yol Sen v Turkey - detrimental action against employees for taking part in a strike can violate the European Human Rights Convention
06/11/09
A case in the European Court of Human Rights opens the door to the possibility of legal action being taken against public sector employers by employees who have treated them less well than others because they have taken part in a strike or other industrial action.
