Motion summary
It was moved by the Lord Wedderburn of Charlton, in Clause 1, page 2, line 24, at end to insert: “(7A) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that an act done in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute which is otherwise not actionable in tort by reason of Part V of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), shall not be actionable in tort on the ground only— (a) that it constitutes a contravention of, or non-compliance with, a statutory duty imposed by an order made under this Act, or (b) that it constitutes an inducement to commit, or agreement or combination to commit, or threatens to commit or induce, any such contravention or non-compliance. (7B) In subsection (7A) “an act” includes a deliberate failure to act.”; which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and