Contempt, Says Judge in Removals Dispute
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AN order committing to prison Mr. George Ernest White, Coventry Road, Birmingham, for contempt of court, was made in the Chancery Division, last week, by Mr. Justice Harman. Mr. White was not present at the hearing when White's Removals and Transport, Ltd., Lister Street, Birmingham, applied for the order.
Mr. W. J. C. Tonge, for the company. explained that in 1956 Mr. Justice Vaisey granted an order restraining Mr. White from carrying on, representing himself or advertising himself as a furniture remover within 10 miles of Birmingham Town Hall in any style closely resembling the company's name.
Mr. White, who had no vehicles of his own but passed on instructions to other removers, defied the order by trading as "G. E. White (Removers and Storers) Co.," or "White, G. E. (Removers and Storers) Co.," or "G. E. White's (Removers and Storers) Co."
Mr. Tongc added that Mr. White carried on business by receiving telephone calls, many of which were probably intended for the company, as the name White or White's had for many years been associated with them in the Midlands. However, they did not want to oppress Mr. White—it had been hoped that he would appear to give an explanation.
NO AWARD ON 40-HOUR WEEK
THE Industrial Disputes Tribunal have declined to reach a decision on the claim of the engineering unions for a 40-hour week. They have abstained from making an award because of its farreaching consequences on other industries, and they hope that the employers and unions will resume negotiations.
The Tribunal say they could not deal with a claim relating to the engineering industry without having close regard to the situation in other industries.