By BBC Campaigners opposed to the expansion of Bristol Airport are taking their battle to the High Court. Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) has raised more than £20,000 to appeal the Planning Inspectorate's decision to allow the expansion. It would see the airport in...

The High Court has ruled in favour of the Performing Right Society in a question over whether a landmark copyright infringement case against Qatar Airways should be heard by the English courts. The Performing Right Society is seeking damages from Qatar Airways for using its members’ repertoire ...

The High Court in London yesterday (Wednesday) threw out Ryanair's bid to stop a strike by pilots today (22 August) and tomorrow (23 August).  Justice Lambert DBE rejected Ryanair’s various technical and legal arguments and agreed that British Airline Pilots’ Association's (BALPA) industrial a...

British Airways (BA) today lost its Court of Appeal bid to block its pilots from taking strike action in a dispute over pay. The ruling means that BA pilots are set to go on strike, most likely in August, the carrier’s peak season for flights. The Court of Appeal rejected the airline’s at...

British Airways (BA) has failed in its attempt to prevent a strike by pilots after it lost a legal challenge in the High Court. The airline had sought a temporary injunction at the High Court to stop potential walkouts following the breakdown of talks in a row over pay. Yesterday, the judge p...

British Airways (BA) pilots are set to go on strike after they voted 93 per cent in favour of industrial action over pay, in a move which could disrupt the peak summer holiday season of the UK carrier. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) which represents pilots, said a ballot of me...