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Andrew Foyle, Partner and Solicitor Advocate at Shoosmiths in Edinburgh, highlights why recent Sheriff Court judgments necessitate the need for asset finance lenders to carefully consider and even structure how they pursue debts through the courts.  

Overall business confidence in May fell for the first time in three months, dipping four points to 10 per cent, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking Business Barometer.

Clare Gilmartin, who runs rail ticket website Trainline, is set to become one of the UK’s wealthiest executives at a stroke when the firm floats on the stock exchange next month. The payout will also see her join a very select group of women running firms on the stock market.

Police in the American state of Maine have revealed that a man who robbed a bank duped his own dad into being his getaway driving.

Agreements between businesses and individuals occur on a daily basis, but what does it take to make them legally binding? Peter Begbie, a solicitor at Brodies, explains  

Welcome to the first of our monthly round-ups where we will review activity from the last four weeks in Scotland's dynamic commercial property sector KanAm Grund Group has exchanged contracts to acquire 4-8 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, representing the biggest mixed use investment deal in Scotl

Insolvency practitioners Dunedin Advisory have strengthened their management team with two new appointments. Linda Grant joins the firm as business development director and Angela Paterson joins as associate director. 

One tenth of Scots who are in work have had to miss paying gas or electricity bills at least once in the last year because they have run out of money, according to new statistics calculated and published by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). The figures, based on a survey conducted for CAS by YouGov, a

Business Confidence Index in Scotland is in negative territory for the third successive quarter, according to the latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). The Q2 Scottish score of -17.6 is marginally below the UK Q1 average score of -16.6, and down on Q2 2018 Scottish score of +10.6

Some of Scotland’s most talented and ambitious students are set to start a once in a lifetime placement through Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Saltire Scholar Internship Programme. L-R: Ryan Muir – University of Strathclyde; Sheryl How – Heriot Watt University; Fai Johnson &ndash

The financial challenges facing Scotland's college sector have increased, says the spending watchdog. An increase in Scottish Government funding to colleges will cover only the costs of making staff pay and conditions consistent across the sector. Meanwhile, money allocated for buildings and infrast

The Bank of England has reported that year-on-year unsecured consumer credit growth slowed further in April to be at the lowest level since June 2014. This extended the downward trend evident since November 2016. It stood at 5.9 per cent in April, down from 6.4 per cent in March and a peak of 10.9 p

Royal Bank of Scotland has replaced Aviva with its own private banking arm Coutts as the manager of £2.3 billion of funds run for high street banking customers. The bank's Expert Managed Solutions and Investment Funds ranges have been offered to both RBS and Natwest custome

German insurance giant Allianz is to acquire Legal & General Insurance, the general insurance business of Legal & General Group, for £242 million. In a separate deal, Allianz will also buy out the remaining 51 percent stake in LV General Insurance Group (LV GIG) for up to £578 mi

By Tom Stocker, head of white collar crime & compliance at law firm Pinsent Masons