Facts: The plaintiff’s ship was ‘blacked’ by a trade union, ITF and was unable to leave port as a consequence. In order to secure its release the plaintiff owner agreed, amongst other things, to pay the sum of $6,480 to ITWF’s welfare fund. The ship was allowed to leave after making this and other concessions and the owners sought to recover the money paid to the fund on the grounds that it had been paid under duress. The question the House of Lords had to consider was whether the action of ‘blacking’ the ship fell within the definition of a ‘trade dispute’ under The Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974. If it did, the ITWF were protected from court action. It was held that the demand for payment into the welfare fund was not connected with a ‘trade dispute’ and therefore the action of ‘blacking’ the ship to this end was illegitimate. Consequently, the agreement was deemed to have been brought about by economic duress and was set aside.
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Universe Tankships Inc. of Monrovia Appellants v International Transport Workers Federation and Others Respondents HL (The Universe Sentinel) [1983] 1 AC 366
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Facts: The plaintiff’s ship was ‘blacked’ by a trade union, ITF and was unable to leave port as a consequence. In order to secure its release the plaintiff owner agreed, amongst other things, to pay the sum of $6,480 to ITWF’s welfare fund. The ship was allowed to leave after making this and other concessions and the owners sought to recover the money paid to the fund on the grounds that it had been paid under duress. The question the House of Lords had to consider was whether the action of ‘blacking’ the ship fell within the definition of a ‘trade dispute’ under The Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974. If it did, the ITWF were protected from court action. It was held that the demand for payment into the welfare fund was not connected with a ‘trade dispute’ and therefore the action of ‘blacking’ the ship to this end was illegitimate. Consequently, the agreement was deemed to have been brought about by economic duress and was set aside.
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#consideration #contract
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Facts: The plaintiff’s ship was ‘blacked’ by a trade union, ITF and was unable to leave port as a consequence. In order to secure its release the plaintiff owner agreed, amongst other things, to pay the sum of $6,480 to ITWF’s welfare fund. The ship was allowed to leave after making this and other concessions and the owners sought to recover the money paid to the fund on the grounds that it had been paid under duress. The question the House of Lords had to consider was whether the action of ‘blacking’ the ship fell within the definition of a ‘trade dispute’ under The Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974. If it did, the ITWF were protected from court action. It was held that the demand for payment into the welfare fund was not connected with a ‘trade dispute’ and therefore the action of ‘blacking’ the ship to this end was illegitimate. Consequently, the agreement was deemed to have been brought about by economic duress and was set aside.
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Universe Tankships Inc. of Monrovia Appellants v International Transport Workers Federation and Others Respondents HL (The Universe Sentinel) [1983] 1 AC 366
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