Thomas Cook Airlines Ltd v British Airline Pilots Association

Thomas Cook Airlines Ltd v British Airline Pilots Association

The voting paper specified a period within which industrial action was proposed to take place, satisfying the requirement of section 229(2D). The subsection does not require more detailed information or specific dates, and the union's indication of a period was sufficient.

Parties
Applicant/claimant: Thomas Cook Airlines Limited; Respondent/defendant: British Airline Pilots Association
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 September 2017
Procedural Posture
Injunction Application / Interlocutory
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Industrial Action, Ballot Compliance, Trade Dispute, Injunctions
Employment Law Labour Relations Industrial Action Ballot Compliance Trade Dispute Injunctions

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Parties

Thomas Cook Airlines Limited

Applicant/claimant

British Airline Pilots Association

Respondent/defendant

Procedural Posture

Injunction Application / Interlocutory

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the ballot paper complied with section 229(2D) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

Ratio Decidendi

The voting paper specified a period within which industrial action was proposed to take place, satisfying the requirement of section 229(2D). The subsection does not require more detailed information or specific dates, and the union's indication of a period was sufficient.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed