Matthew Arnold & Baldwin is very proud to announce that Paul Gershlick, its Head of Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, has been asked to accept an honorary Masters degree from the University of Hertfordshire in recognition of his “contribution to the development of Commercial Law in the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences industry”. This tremendous accolade represents… Learn more

Sealed Air Ltd v Sharp Interpack Ltd, Patents County Court The Patents County Court has ruled that Sealed Air’s Community and UK registered designs had only a narrow scope of protection as it consisted of conventional elements and the design was not a radical departure from that. Although Sharp Interpack’s fruit punnets had many similarities… Learn more

In Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd and another [2013] EWHC 1279 (Ch), the High Court has considered whether a tenant should receive a refund for the rent paid after the lease break date. The tenant had a lease with a break clause that allowed the lease to… Learn more

Following a consultation on making changes to planning guidance, which took place earlier this year, the Government has now published its official response. In October 2012, the Government created a review group – headed by Lord Matthew Taylor of Goss Moor – to review the existing planning practice guidance that supports the implementation of national planning… Learn more