Official brings action against building union boss

A senior official of a trade union has brought High Court proceedings aimed at having the union's assets seized and its General Secretary committed to prison.

Denis Farrell, the Deputy General Secretary of the building trade union BATU is seeking to bring proceedings against BATU and its General Secretary Patrick O'Shaughnessy for their alleged failure by to comply a High Court order of March 2009 retraining them from interfering with Mr Farrell from discharging and performing his duties for BATU.