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Jamie Kerr A top immigration lawyer has called for an urgent review of the UK’s business immigration rules as companies across the country are being denied access to foreign staff – unless they pay them more than £55,000 per year.

(left to right); Craig Jamieson, regional director, Barclays Wealth Management; Alexandra Mancini, wealth manager, Scotland; and John Godfrey, director, Barclays Wealth Management, Scotland (Image: Neil Hanna Photography) Barclays has hired Alexandra Mancini as wealth manager, bolstering its wealth

Alison Gilson (left) and Liana Di Ciacci. (Image: Peter Devlin Photography) Liana Di Ciacca has joined Shoosmiths' Edinburgh office as a senior associate with a focus on banking and finance.

Homes for Scotland, the organisation representing Scottish housebuilders, has called on the Scottish Government to extend the Help to Buy scheme to capitalise on new figures which revealed that the number of first-time buyers in Scotland is at the highest level for a decade.

Hannah Christiansen Property sales in Aberdeenshire saw a significant increase during the final quarter of 2017, with demand from local buyers underpinning the vast majority of activity, according to estate agents Galbraith.

Paul Carlyle A joint initiative to put Scotland’s legal services on the international map has been launched this week.

Matthew Burton Accountancy firm Saffery Champness has announced the election of Matthew Burton to the role of managing partner.

(Image: Phil Wilkinson) Borders-based independent brewer Broughton Ales is to significantly increase its domestic and export beer sales after securing a funding boost of £395,000 from HSBC.

Professor Graeme Roy Unemployment in Scotland rose by 14,000 in the final three months of last year to stand at 124,000, according to the latest official data.

Police Scotland has today issued a warning to the public to be alert after a recent spate of telephone scams saw businesses and individuals across the country scammed out of £7 million.

Antonio Horta-Osario Lloyds Banking Group has raised dividends by 20 per cent to 3.05p a share after reporting its highest pre-tax profit since 2006 in its first full year results as a fully private enterprise.

Nicky Morgan After months of denials and attempts to hide the findings of the Financial Conduct Authority's probe into how Royal Bank of Scotland mistreated thousands of its small business customers, the report has now been made public, resulting in a group of influential MPs branding the bank “di

Moira Kelly The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) in Scotland has renewed its call for the introduction of an annual Scottish Finance Bill to improve public and parliamentary scrutiny of the devolved taxes.

Graeme Finnie Almost three quarters (70 per cent) of Scottish businesses want to remain in the Customs Union and the single market (64 per cent in the rest of the UK), according to a new survey by HLB International Accountancy Network, of which French Duncan LLP is the Scottish member.

Jamie Younger The outcome of the recent Inheritance Tax (IHT) simplification review may well impact on tax planning for farming and rural businesses, says Saffery Champness.