“War between budget airline and its largest shareholder moves to high court as Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou accuses easyJet of breaching branding agreement.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A simmering row between flamboyant entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and the company he founded, easyJet, is to be taken to court in a battle which could limit the operation of the no-frills airline, and even lead to it losing its name.”
The Independent, 9th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
British Airways plc v Unite the Union [2010] WLR (D) 131
“When, following a ballot the result of which supported strike action, one was asking whether a union and its members were protected from a claim in tort under certain provisions within Part V of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, the conditions contained in s 231 of the Act as to the provision by the union of information to its members concerning the results of the ballot were critical. However, s 231 was poorly drafted and it was not appropriate to adopt an over-literal interpretation of its wording.”
WLR Daily, 21st May 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Air passengers have received a double dose of good news as the British Airways strike was averted and regulators changed the rules on flying through volcanic ash.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The consumer watchdog’s reliance on whistleblowers as the bedrock of anti-cartel cases is under scrutiny following the embarrassing collapse of the British Airways price-fixing trial. Legal experts warned that offering immunity in exchange for full co-operation with an investigation threatened to undermine Office of Fair Trading prosecutions by giving whistleblowers influence over evidence gathering and fostering complacency among investigators.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Serious and significant failings by the Office of Fair Trading led to the collapse of the trial of senior British Airways executives over allegations of price-fixing with Virgin Atlantic.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An airline battle sparked by Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 returned to the High Court in London today – six years after the emirate won a judgment against Iraqi Airways which now stands at 1.2 billion dollars.”
The Independent, 5th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“British Airways is due in court to fight a union’s attempt to change its policy on holiday pay for pilots.”
BBC News, 24th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“British Airways cabin crew today lost their high court bid for a permanent injunction preventing the airline from imposing cost-cutting proposals.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Eweida v British Airways plc [2010] EWCA Civ 80; [2010] WLR (D) 37
“A Christian employee who had been suspended from work for wearing with her uniform a small, visible cross in breach of her employer’s staff dress code, which forbade the wearing of visible neck adornment, had not suffered unlawful indirect discrimination.”
WLR Daily, 15th February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“A high-flying City lawyer who conned millions of pounds from her bank bosses to help a friend’s ailing airline has been jailed for five years.”
The Independent, 6th February 2010
Source; www.independent.co.uk
“A senior City lawyer arranged for a £380,000 ‘bribe’ to be paid to a former Indian state official in a failed attempt to unlawfully secure a lucrative aviation contract for her clients, a High Court ruling has revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The union Unite is due to go to the High Court to try to get the changes brought in by British Airways to cabin crew last year overturned.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government will consult within weeks on new penalties for airlines that employ hidden charges to mislead consumers. The action will close a loophole by which airlines can avoid penalties for breaking the law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“A strike by British Airways cabin crew planned for Christmas has been declared illegal in a High Court ruling.”
BBC News, 17th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Airline passengers whose flights were delayed by more than three hours were entitled to compensation.”
WLR Daily, 20th November 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Unite the union is to take legal action to try to stop British Airways’ plans to impose new pay and conditions on 14,000 cabin crew.”
BBC News, 30th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ryanair will change the way it advertises its services after being referred to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
British Airways plc v Williams and Others
Court of Appeal
“An airline which based its paid annual leave rate for pilots on their basic salary rather than on what they might be expected actually to earn, including supplements, was not in breach of the statutory holiday pay requirements.”
The Times, 28th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
British Airways plc v Williams and others [2009] EWCA Civ 281; [2009] WLR (D) 126
“An airline which had paid its pilots during the period of their ‘paid annual leave’ by reference to their basic salary, rather than the pay they might expect to earn, including supplements, during a working week, was not in breach of the applicable statutory requirements as to payment of such paid annual leave.”
WLR Daily, 6th April 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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