Perhaps the planned dissolution of the United Bermuda Party and the Bermuda Democratic Alliance and the creation of the One Bermuda Alliance was going a little too smoothly for its own good.Just days before the launch of the new party, Party Leader Kim Swan, MP Charlie Swan and a number of other party officials went to court to attempt to stop the UBP’s demise, arguing the Central Committee vote to end the party was unconstitutional and a wider vote should have been held.Some will see this as the UBP bickering all the way to the end, but as Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley said, there may be a case to be argued.With regard to the merits of the case, Mr Swan and his colleagues say the decision should have been taken by the whole membership, or by the UBP’s branches meeting as a whole. Those supporting the process, will respond that the Central Committee has representation from the branches, and this will probably be decisive since the vote in favour of dissolution was so emphatic.Just what the objectors’ motives are is not clear. Charlie Swan has made the above case, but Kim Swan has been aware of the mechanics of this process since the beginning. He may well be experiencing buyer’s remorse, and he would only be human if he was not suffering some pangs at giving up the leadership of the UBP. To be fair, Mr Swan has dedicated his adult life to the UBP and to bury the party is hard. But it seems strange to baulk at the last minute and futile to try to stop it now.Events may also overtake the court. Those UBP MPs who support the new party can simply vote with their feet, resign and join the BDA.That is certainly not what they want to do, although perversely, it might be the best possible way for the new party to put some distance between itself and the ghost of the UBP. But it would also be messy, and since one of the primary goals of the talks to form the OBA was to form a united opposition, it would solve little if some MPs refused to join and continued to sit in Parliament as the UBP. Instead of nine UBP MPs and three BDA MPs, here would be ten OBA MPs and two UBP MPs, with Independent MP Darius Tucker still on the sidelines.In practical terms, it could cause problems. Aside from its offices, the UBP must have a wealth of data and information that would give the new party a head start in building an organisation and seeking support. It is not impossible for a party to replicate this information, but it would be a time-consuming process.Regardless of what happens in court, the OBA will be launched today and will sit, presumably as the new Official Opposition, in the House of Assembly tomorrow.Of course, the only people really benefiting from this row are the Progressive Labour Party, who must be enjoying this latest fight, if only because it helps to distract attention from the problems they have, both in terms of their own internal divisions and with governing the Country.