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Think of an international court that can stop foreign manufacturers selling pirated copies of British inventions in the UK. It’s a court whose proceedings are largely conducted in English and where UK lawyers abound.

This is a court whose use of English legal principles has contributed to its success since it opened for business a couple of years ago. But its caselaw must do without the insights of British judges because the United Kingdom is not one of its 18 members. That leaves Britain as the missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle, according to my guest on this week’s podcast.

Rob Jackson, pictured at his office in the City of London, is a patent attorney and a partner in the intellectual property firm Dehns. The court he’s referring to is the Unified Patent Court.

Why did the UK withdraw from the agreement setting up the court? Should we try to re-join? Could they let us in? How much of an advantage would that be to British businesses?

Those are among the questions I asked Jackson in the latest episode of A Lawyer Talks. My regular podcast series is a bonus for paying subscribers to A Lawyer Writes. Non-subscribers can savour a taster by clicking the ► symbol above.