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Court of Session The largest ever action against solicitors in Scottish legal history has been settled out of court, with Aberdeen entrepreneur Bob Kidd accepting a "substantial" sum as part of a confidential agreement with Burness Paull whom he was suing for £160 million.

Colin Anderson Glasgow-based private equity and property manager Maven Property, has raised £4.6 million to fund the development of two residential property sites in Renfrew and Clackmannan in conjunction with Scottish housebuilder, Ambassador Homes.

David Menzies A recent BBC programme investigated how the bankruptcy system works concluding that it allows criminal and dishonest debtors to keep hold of wealth and avoid punishment. ICAS Director of Insolvency David Menzies looks at whether the programme provides a fair representation of the syste

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh (LLB Hons) who blogs on debt at www.advicescotland.com makes the case for the defence of the Accountant in Bankruptcy in the wake of this week's BBC bankruptcy revelations

Managing partner Graeme presents a cheque for £10,000 to CCLASP charity founder Valery Simpson following the firm’s 2017 fundraising efforts Staff at Scottish accountancy firm French Duncan have continued with their tradition of choosing a new charity every year that they would most like to suppo

Alison Sellar Alison Sellar, CEO of activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, has been honoured with an OBE for her services to business in Scotland and abroad.

Gary and Mark Walker along anf BGF investor Paddy Graham Walker Precision Engineering, a Glasgow-based high-precision component manufacturer, has secured a £4 million investment from Business Growth Fund (BGF) to expand its operations in the UK and mainland Europe.

Will Wright Gourmet burger chain Byron, which operates across 67 outlets throughout the UK, including a site in Aberdeen - and one which has already closed in Glasgow - has had a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) brokered with the assistance of KPMG in a move “designed to tackle the cost of the

Allison Devine Alexander Sloan, which at 151 years old is one of Scotland’s longest established firms of accountants and business advisers, has today announced the appointment of its first ever female senior partner.

The Tayside property market has posted a strong performance for 2017, according to annual statistics compiled by the Dundee-based Tayside Solicitors Property Centre, which reveal local homes with a total value of nearly £440 million changed hands last year.

Stephen Lloyd The Liberal Democrats have today called on the UK Government and new Pensions Secretary Esther McVey to correct the “injustice” faced by the Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) by giving them £15,000 each.

Malcolm Scott, a former Treasurer of the Conservative Party in Scotland, was exposed by the BBC as being in flagrant breech of the BRO imposed on him in 2015. (Image courtesy of BBC) Bankruptcy Restriction Orders (BRO), the ultimate sanction against rogue executives which ban individuals from being

Bruce Crawford Holyrood's Finance and Constitution Committee has said it is not in a position to recommend legislative consent to the EU Withdrawal Bill.

David Brown B2B payment decisions start-up Previse has secured a £800k R&D grant from Scottish Enterprise to set up a new development centre in Glasgow, creating 37 new data science jobs.

Aberdeen-based accountants Anderson Anderson Brown have begun winding up Angus joiner and building contractor Ian W Sturrock & Sons after the business was placed in liquidation at the end of last month.