MedCity has revealed an exciting vision for London as the premier global destination for life science - that brings together world leading research, an exceptional health system, a thriving commercial ecosystem and first class talent.

"Growth is the number one mission of this government. Our new Industrial Strategy is central to that Growth Mission". So starts the Green Paper setting out the new UK Government's vision for an Industrial Strategy that plans to 2035 and beyond.

In the UK the development of data centres has run into some recent planning blocks, despite the urgent need for new data centres driven by the growth in cloud computing, personal internet use and the expansion of digital data.

Landlords can no longer slip inflated commissions into insurance rent without specific provision in the lease allowing them to do so.

In a significant move for the UK's life sciences sector, BioNTech, renowned for its role in developing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, has announced a £1 billion investment over the next decade.  

The judgment considered a wide range of important issues including the continued use of the Waldram method to assess interference with light and the interaction with section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.