The Palgrave Macmillan Core Statutes series is designed to meet the needs of today's law students. Compiled by experienced lecturers, each title contains the essential materials needed at LLB level (and, where applicable, on GDL/CPE courses) and is easy to use under exam conditions and in the lecture hall.

This collection includes the following new materials:

- amendments made to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

- Directive 2012/28/EU (certain permitted uses of orphan works)

- EU Regulations 1257/2012 and 1260/2012 (enhanced cooperation in creation of unitary patent protection)