Collymore v Attorney General UKPC 11 is a case of the Privy Council relevant for UK labour law, concerning the right to strike.
Facts Collymore and other trade union members for oil companies claimed that a new Industrial Stabilisation Act 1965 in Trinidad and Tobago was ultra vires the constitution, which guaranteed freedom of association. The Act required no strikes pending binding arbitration.
Judgment The Privy Council advised that the Act did not breach the Constitution. Lord Donovan said the following:
See also United Kingdom labour law
Citations
General and cited references
Ultra vires doctrin
Supremacy of the constitution
Rule of Law
Separation of Powers
External links Decision at the British and Irish Legal Information Institute, accessed 10 July 2025