House of Lords Upholds Strike out of Claim Brought by Stone & Rolls

July 29th, 2009 LONDON - In an interim results interview Rolls-Royce Chief Executive Sir John Rose talks about the company's record order book, diversified business model and the early actions it took on costs as underpinning another set of resilient results. He also discusses the significant investments Rolls-Royce is making to deliver further growth in the future and reiterates the company's full year guidance.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - Although the appeal by SRM Global and other former shareholders in the Northern Rock case was today rejected by the Court of Appeal, the litigation continues and may ultimately go to Europe. The shareholders were appealing against the Divisional Court's decision to refuse a judicial review of the fairness of the Government's scheme to compensate former shareholders.

June 22nd, 2009 PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey - Airborne Systems Group, a company specializing in aerial delivery, rescue and survival equipment, and engineering services, announced that Richard J. Smallwood has been named Executive Vice President of Customer Business for the company.

June 17th, 2009 BOLTON, England - Parcel2Go.com is anticipating a sales increase of GBP50,000 in just one day as Londoners seek alternative parcel delivery ahead of Friday's Royal Mail strike. More than 300,000 businesses and 8.5 million residents across London will be affected by the strike and already Parcel2Go is reaping the rewards with a 72 per cent increase in online enquiries so far from in and around London.

June 14th, 2009 LONDON - Tracy Chevalier, Stella Duffy and Wendy Cope were among the many authors who joined MPs and Members of the House of Lords for a summer drinks reception hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Writers Group (APWG) in the Terrace Pavilion at the House of Commons last Tuesday evening, 9th June. The reception also provided a welcome opportunity to mark the 30th anniversary of Public Lending Right (PLR), the legal right of authors to receive a payment every time their work is borrowed through the public library system.

May 17th, 2009 HANGZHOU, China - Since the claim against Zong Qinghou, Chairman of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co, Ltd., brought by two subsidiaries of Danone, Myen Pte. Ltd. and Festine Pte.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - The legal action brought by Cyprus Turkish Airlines (CTA) to challenge the ban on direct flights to Northern Cyprus will be heard this Monday, 18 May in the Administrative Division of the High Court. CTA and its UK tour operator, CTA Holidays Limited, is suing the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to compel it to lift the ban on direct flights between UK airports and Northern Cyprus, which has lasted 35 years.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - Unite the Union, Britain's biggest union, has today (14 May 2009) succeeded in securing a landmark judgment from the Court of Appeal against Rolls Royce in one of the first cases on age discrimination to be considered by the higher courts. The Court of Appeal handed down its landmark judgment upholding Unite's resistance to an appeal by Rolls Royce against the decision of the High Court which declared that the use of length of service as one of a number of redundancy selection criteria was not age discrimination.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Two-thirds of UK doctors are opposed to the legalisation of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, according to research set to be published on Wednesday 25 March in Palliative Medicine. A change in the law to legalise euthanasia is supported by 34% of doctors (general public: 82%), with 35% backing physician-assisted suicide (general public: 62%).

March 10th, 2009 LONDON - Unite, the UK's biggest civil air transport union, is balloting its members working at Manchester Airport for industrial action in a dispute over restructuring which has resulted in job cuts, pay cuts and the introduction of an unpopular shift pattern. Over 100 Swissport ground handling staff at the airport, including baggage handlers and ramp operatives, will receive ballot papers this weekend.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - The House of Lords committee has become the first parliamentary body to invite members of the public to submit their views through YouTube. he House of Lords Information Committee, which is responsible for raising awareness of the work of the upper chamber, has announced it will accept homemade video evidence as well as written submissions.

May 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A Bangladeshi-origin politician who became Britain's first Muslim woman member of the upper house of parliament is facing inquiry calls after allegations she claimed around 100,000 pounds in official expenses on a flat she does not live in. Baroness Paula Uddin, who became a Labour member of the House of Lords in 1998, has been claiming allowances intended for peers living outside London although she resides only four miles from the Lords, the Sunday Times reported.

January 24th, 2009 LONDON - The leader of Britain's House of Lords - the upper house of the parliament - said Sunday she was prepared to order a probe into claims that four peers were prepared to accept money to help amend legislation. Lady Janet Royall said she was 'deeply concerned' over the allegations, made by the Sunday Times newspaper, that four lords of the ruling Labour party had shown themselves open to being 'bought'.

May 3rd, 2009 Hindus have applauded the House of Lords of United Kingdom for reportedly considering opening the House with multi-faith prayers, calling it a “step in the right direction.” Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that if this proposal went through, it would be wonderful to watch the world’s diverse religions praying at one platform and thus opening a new chapter of understanding, cooperation and love. Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that we all knew that religion comprised much more than our own particular tradition/experience.

June 18th, 2009 Judge upholds $4M verdict in "Flip" lawsuit in SCCHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina has upheld a $4 million verdict for the creator and one-time host of cable television's "Flip This House".

May 21st, 2009 LONDON - Britain's upper house of parliament, the House of Lords, Wednesday suspended two members over corruption allegations in a move not seen in more than 350 years. The two Labour peers, Lord Truscott and Lord Taylor of Blackburn were found guilty by a probe last week of offering to try to change legislation in return for money.

July 15th, 2009 Britain prepares to open first Supreme CourtLONDON — They've already ditched the wigs and hung up their ermine-trimmed robes. Now Britain's most senior judges are preparing to leave the House of Lords entirely, moving from Parliament's upper chamber to a dedicated Supreme Court in a major upheaval of Britain's messy — and unwritten — constitution.

March 4th, 2009 GENEVA - Rolls-Royce is previewing the 200EX concept at the Geneva Motor Show which is widely expected to be the new 'Baby Rolls' production model scheduled for 2010. Teaser images show a more streamlined body than the big Rolls-Royce Phantom with a neat grille, narrow LED headlamps, chromed door handles, a prominent C-pillar and seven-spoke 20-inch wheels.

August 27th, 2009 New jobless claims and total benefit rolls dropWASHINGTON — The government says the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for jobless benefits dropped last week, and the number of people remaining on the rolls also fell, evidence that layoffs have eased. Still, both figures remain above levels associated with a healthy economy, and analysts expect the unemployment rate to keep rising.

January 24th, 2009 LONDON - Ruling Labour Party members of the House of Lords - Britain’s unelected upper chamber of parliament - are prepared to accept fees of up to 120,000 pounds a year to amend laws on behalf of business clients, a Sunday newspaper found after a sting operation. Four Lords, including two former ministers, offered to help undercover Sunday Times reporters posing as lobbyists obtain an amendment in return for cash.