IP Finance is pleased to welcome a new member to its blogging team: Louise O'Callaghan. Louise is currently a pupil in Hardwicke Building. Louise studied Law with Politics (and Geology) (LLB) at Keele University and was called to the bar at Gray’s Inn in 2006. Prior to starting at Hardwicke Building she worked for Shell International Petroleum Company, assisting in the management of large value international tenders and participating in the development of a number of safeguards for the protection of IP software assets in the retail sector of the business. Louise has also been involved in Arts pro bono work for a number of years. In her capacity as a pupil Louise has worked on IP, insolvency, contract, general commercial and other matters and has published on Intellectual Property Law issues.