Abstract
The purpose of picketing is to dissuade people from working during a strike. Peaceful persuasion, or even the mere presence of a picket line, is often enough to achieve this. The ‘right to picket’ conferred by s.15 of TULRA ensures that, so long as picketing remains within the bounds permitted by that section, no crime will be committed. The Code of Practice on Picketing, however, states that s.15 of TULRA applies only to the civil law, and cannot provide immunity in respect of crimes. As will be seen this probably goes too far, particularly in relation to offences under the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875.
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© 1988 Edward Benson
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Benson, E. (1988). Criminal Law. In: The Law of Industrial Conflict. Industrial Relations in Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08802-7_17
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