The Court of Appeal handed down judgment this morning in an
urgent appeal brought by British Airways against BALPA, the pilots’ union, in
relation to proposed strike action by BA pilots. BA had argued that
an injunction should be granted because BALPA had failed to give sufficient
information to BA about the categories of pilots to be balloted, in breach of
BALPA’s obligation under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Act) 1992,
s226A. The Court of Appeal dismissed British Airways’ appeal and
gave importance guidance on the scope of the s226A obligation. The
approved transcript of the Court of Appeal’s judgment is not yet available.
John Cavanagh KC and Julian Milford appeared for British
Airways
