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As we move past the six-month mark with COVID-19 and with further business restriction pending, our sister publication Scottish Legal News asked Douglas Mill, who in the last 12 years has consulted with over 130 firms throughout the country, how things were going for High Street solicitors and how h

Edinburgh's International Conference Centre (EICC) has published its annual results for the calendar year 2019 claiming £720 million in economic impact.

Murray Jack, partner at Addleshaw Goddard, discusses how the coronavirus crisis could drive Scottish businesses to embrace private equity on a larger scale. Despite Scotland being home to a number of prominent private equity (PE) house the country has witnessed an element of resistance among some bu

Scotland’s economy has recovered half the fall in GDP which followed the implementation of the coronavirus lockdown, but may still not return to pre-pandemic levels until the end of 2023, according to the latest State of the Economy report.  The report, published by the Scottish Governmen

A £3.8m transformation of Diageo’s former Scottish headquarters has created Edinburgh’s newest grade-A flexible office space. Spanning more than 33,000 square feet, Pure Offices at Edinburgh Park consists of 90 serviced office suites, meeting rooms and modern lounges across three f

Edinburgh-based biotechnology firm IntelliDigest is primed to scale up its efforts in tackling food waste thanks to support from Royal Bank of Scotland’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator programme. Combining the latest developments in biotech, deeptech, agritech and foodtech, the company, which was

A multi-million-pound cash boost to help the Moray economy recover from the impact of COVID-19 is being considered by councillors.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched Mental Health Standards to provide better support for customers with mental health conditions when applying for health, travel or protection insurance. Customers can often face too many barriers when trying to access the service sector, especial

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its second annual perimeter report that determines which activities require authorisation and what level of protection consumers can expect for the financial services and products they purchase. The perimeter is decided by the government

Mike Tyson has revealed he paid a fan £6.2 million for breaking their jaw after being hounded for an autograph. 

Dundee-based accountancy firm MHA Henderson Loggie is to launch Start-Up Business Month in October, a new campaign to help the rising numbers of fledgling businesses get off the ground during the current economic crisis. The firm will provide expert advice to help budding entrepreneurs, start-ups an

US banking giant Morgan Stanley has reinforced its commitment to Scotland as the firm celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Glasgow office. The Glasgow operation is now home to 1,600 members of staff and its managing director Vida Rudkin told The Herald that Morgan Stanley is committed to gradually

Peter Shand explores the latest trend of the super-wealthy setting up finance and legal offices to deal with their affairs. Scotland’s financial ecosystem is changing and one of the latest drivers could be the increase in the number of official ‘family offices’ being set up.

Hugh Carr has been appointed to Berwickshire Housing Association's (BHA) board of trustees. Mr Carr is a chartered accountant and after an early career in audit and financial management in the private sector and the NHS, he has worked in and around Scottish housing associations since 1995, as a fina