Mr Mouse,
Smug?? Suppose must be some sort of achievement to be called smug by a BA captain.
"He did omit the last part of the statement to BALPA at the end of the ACAS talks. The last part of the statement after saying that BA would seek an injunction was that they would also seek damages for loss of revenue caused by the announcement of a strike. In other words they would try and bankrupt BALPA.
The smug smile rapidly disappeared from their faces when the following Monday, at a BALPA requested meeting, BALPA informed the BA team that they (BALPA) were appearing at the High Court within the hour."
Your words above, so did Balpa ignore the advice of their very smart lawyers earlier, or were they not as smart as you were led to believe?