A two-day hearing last week concluded with an order to release information by 12th February 2016. The information disclosed by the defendants can then be taken into account in calculating damages for the blacklisted workers.
The high court hearing is part of ongoing legal action on behalf of 168 blacklisted workers. It follows an admission of guilt by construction firms last October that they were engaged in blacklisting through the Consulting Association and its predecessor, the Economic League.
The legal action is supported by trades unions. Unite director of legal services Howard Beckett said: 鈥淭he ruling is a major step on the long road to justice for blacklisted workers many of whom have been tormented by questions about why they were targeted and their livelihoods destroyed.
鈥淒espite admitting their guilt, it is shameful the lengths that some of the construction firms involved in blacklisting have gone to cover up their involvement.
鈥淚t is only now after sustained legal action with the support of Unite that the lid is being lifted on a scandal which has ruined countless lives and led to hardship for many more.鈥�
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