HENRY ABBOTT v. WILLIAM SULLIVAN AND HENRY ISETT, CORNPORTERS COMMITTEE MEMBERS; TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS' UNION; SAMUEL PLATT; AND THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY.

[1951] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 283

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Croom-Johnson.

Trade union-Cornporters-Suspension of cornporter-Removal from cornporters register-Powers of Cornporters Committee -Trade union rules-Appeals- Plaintiff employed as ganger cornporter in Port of London-Complaint made against plaintiff alleging breach of working rule-Routine meeting of Cornporters Committee (of which plaintiff was member and at which plaintiff was present) at which complaint was investigated-Fine imposed on plaintiff -Special meeting of committee subsequently called by P. (union representative attending committee) - Members not notified of real purpose of meeting, which was in fact to investigate an alleged assault made by plaintiff upon P. at conclusion of previous committee meeting-Plaintiff notified though he did not attend - Decision of committee that plaintiff's name be removed from cornporters register - Port of London Authority informed to that effect-National Dock Labour Board notified by Port of London Authority that plaintiff should not be directed to them for employment as cornporter- Complaint subsequently made by plaintiff to union, it eventually being agreed that appeal should be heard by area emergency and general purposes committee of union-Decision of appeal committee that

period of suspension from cornporters register already sustained by [plaintiff] is a sufficient penalty and that he be reinstated on the cornporters register with an opportunity to regain his former position as ganger in accordance with the normal procedure within the industry.