I once read a description of the Code Duello, the formal set of rules that existed to govern duelling, which stated that it was a finely crafted, well-thought-out code which, in its entirety, should not exist. It seems to me the same is true today of the whole system of law that regulates trade unions and how businesses must deal with them. The Code Duello assumed belligerence, and tried to tamp down unfair aspects, while still leaving duellists free to kill or maim each other. It had rules f...
