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Weightmans has made three appointments in its Glasgow office. Joanne Farrell joins the firm as a principal associate. She is a specialist defence personal injury solicitor and has joined the firm’s insurance litigation team. Previously at BTO Solicitors LLP for almost 20 years, she brings with

uFraction8, a Scottish biotech engineering company developing innovative bio-separation instruments for pharmaceutical and food manufacturers, has secured over £2.5 million in new investment to further commercialise its solution. The successful fundraise, secured through a combination of priva

The board of Walker’s Shortbread Ltd has appointed Nicky Walker as its new managing director with immediate effect. Mr Walker joined the family firm 25 years ago, was appointed to the Board in 2007 as production director and has been instrumental, working alongside his late father, Joe, in dev

CMS has partnered with Young Enterprise (YE) Scotland to extend enterprise and financial education throughout Scotland’s schools and colleges. Under a joint arrangement, CMS will provide pro bono legal support to YE Scotland. In addition, CMS will explore ways it can contribute to the charity&

Innis & Gunn has revealed plans to open its fifth taproom on Glasgow's West Nile Street.

Retail sales volumes fell by 3.7% in December, but were 2.6% higher than their pre-coronavirus February 2020 levels, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Lismore Real Estate Advisors has advised an overseas investor on the purchase of two prime logistics units located in Aberdeen.

Unbranded Finance has completed a £2.5 million bridging loan on behalf of Courie Investments Limited, secured against a prime Glasgow City Centre office building with planning permission for a 113-room aparthotel at 249 West George Street, on the corner of Blythswood Square.

Holyrood’s Finance Committee is “deeply worried” that Scotland is lagging behind almost all other areas of the UK in key indicators of economic performance.

St Andrews-based Pneumagen, a clinical-stage biotech company, has raised £3.8 million to advance clinical development and manufacturing of its lead product Neumifil. The financing round was co-led by existing investors, Thairm Bio and Scottish Enterprise.

Ed Sheeran has submitted plans to add a burial zone to a new chapel on his £3.7 million estate.

Two cases against the Crown Office over the malicious prosecution scandal are ongoing, MSPs have heard. Compensation and legal costs are now in excess of £40 million, a figure auditors described as “significant".

guitarguitar, the Edinburgh-founded guitar retailer, has become the UK's first musical instrument retailer to move to employee ownership. The business restructure means that 60% of all guitarguitar shares are now placed into an employee ownership trust (EOT) providing its 160-strong team the majorit

Greater competition in retail banking is driving choice and lower prices for consumers and small businesses, despite the financial impact of the pandemic, according to a new review conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Edinburgh has been listed as one of the least affordable areas to live in the UK in Nationwide's latest Local Affordability Report.