Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7567

North-east merger kicks off

Four new faces at Clarke Willmott

New principal for Bovill

New Shanghai office for technology provider

Richard Shave reflects on a tumultuous 12 months in the banking world

Graham Huntley sees limits to mediation in many commercial disputes

Employers can now act with greater flexibility in a redundancy exercise, says Tom Walker

Keith Patten supports the quest for coherence in personal injury law

Robert Weir QC reports on the Snatch Land Rover case

Peter Vaines reports on plant masquerading as art; excise duty on beer; HMRC acting fairly shock; private residence exemptions; & transfers of a going concern