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Donald Trump once offered a baffled lawyer a deed to a horse in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to settle a $2 million legal bill, according to a new book. Servants of the Damned: Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump and the Corruption of Justice, by David Enrich, recounts how the lawyer confronted the futu

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal has expanded its presence in Scotland with the opening of a new office in Edinburgh and the expansion of an existing one in Glasgow. The team will primarily support stakeholders in Scottish corporates and will be run by Ben Cairns, a managing di

Homebuyer enquires in Scotland fell again during August as wider economic challenges impacted further on market conditions, the RICS Residential Market Survey revealed today. The latest results show that house prices in Scotland continued to rise, albeit at a less firm rate, but enquires, sales and

The Scottish Tourism Alliance, the representative body for Scotland’s tourism industry, has appointed a vice chair and added four new directors to its board, further strengthening its position in representing the sector. The new board members are:

An American university sports team has racked up a whooping $450,000 (c.£400,000) food order bill over 14 months. Rutgers University offers its American football team a plethora of perks among which was unlimited food deliveries using the popular food ordering app DoorDash (Deliveroo's US equi

STV has posted pre-tax profits of £10.6 million for the first six months ending 30 June, a 25% increase from £8.5m for the same period last year. Its interim report shows a healthy financial position and positive outlook for H2. Revenues grew 3% to £62.1m (£60.3m H1 2022), an

BT has announced that it has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by ScottishPower to strengthen the connectivity throughout its network of wind farms and offices. The partnership will see BT deliver a wide range of robust connectivity solutions to ScottishPower, by securely connecting their

Fund manager Harry Nimmo has announced that he will retire from abrdn and the industry at the end of 2022, bringing to a close a 37 year career with the firm. Born in Edinburgh in 1957, Mr Nimmo joined the firm, previously Standard Life, in 1993 as an investment manager. At its launch in 1997, he wa

The Cash Action Group and LINK have announced that 13 new banking hubs will be created in UK, of which four are planned for Scottish communities, providing vital cash and banking services where they are needed most.

Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators at Livingston-based contractor NRS UK (Noel Regan & Sons) after the firm succumbed to spiralling supply chain costs and fixed price contract issues. The company provides construction,

A Buckie developer's plans to transform a disused site in Moray and open a trampoline park next summer are on track after receiving £200,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published an updated list of signatories to the UK Stewardship Code following its Spring 2022 assessment. Following the review process considering organisations’ investment styles, sizes and types, 43 new signatories were added, taking the total number

Top row R - L: Vicki Rennie (Office administrator), Imogen Young (Senior Ecologist and Director), Paul Young (Principal Ecologist, Director and Trustee) and Diana Gilbert (Trustee) Bottom row: Michael Pedder and Isla Macleod (Senior Ecologists)

Glasgow printer McAllister Litho Glasgow (MLG) has announced a planned financial package worth £3,500 over the next seven months to help staff meet rocketing fuel bills during the coming winter. MLG's director, Brian McAllister, said: “It will be some relief to a lot of people who a

The death of one of the world’s all-time best dressage horses has sparked a complex legal battle over the ownership of his sperm. Totilas, a former world record holder for top dressage score in grand prix freestyle dressage, died in 2020 — but 120 millilitres of his frozen semen remains