Record breaking mini session?

9.00 Arrive in the office and start to pack papers and tidy up. I may have to rush off for my plane to Berlin immediately after votes.

10.00 Interview with Ian Murray, editor of the Southern Daily Echo.

11.00 Go over to Plenary. Votes are delayed until 11.30 so I go for a coffee with Sarah.

11.30 Votes. Apparently this is the longest ever (or largest number of votes) in a mini session. Not sure whether he (chair) really means ever or just this session. Anyway well over 800 votes. Damages actions has been delayed until next time as well.

13.15 Get car to airport. At the airport meet up with Lehne and his assistant Sebastian and have useful chat on damages actions and a few other things. Our flight lands and we are whisked by car to the conference just in time for the final session at 5pm. Lehne is chairing one session. I go to another about EPLA at which UK patents judge Sir Nicholas Pumfrey is a contributor. There is a French Government representative and a French Industry representative and they have very different views. Industry effectively says ‘which bit of we want EPLA do you not understand?’ The evening is a reception at which there is useful networking.