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Lawyers Alison Webb and Megan Lafferty provide an update on group litigation in Scotland. We are now seeing a growing and quickly developing trend towards group litigation across the UK and globally. The Post Office scandal is one such example, receiving renewed attention over the past month in the

Business confidence in Scotland fell ten points during December to 31%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking.

Half of Scotland experienced house price increases in Scotland throughout August whilst half saw prices drop, according to the latest House Price Index from Walker Fraser Steele.

Despite prevailing economic challenges, the UK is poised to evade a recession, although growth is anticipated to be slow through 2023 and 2024, the EY ITEM Club's Autumn Forecast has revealed. Following a better-than-expected start to the year, GDP growth expectations for 2023 have been upgraded sli

Both permanent staff appointments and temp billings contracted sharply in September, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey.

Scottish health tech firm Emblation has officially commenced its move into a new £4 million headquarters in Stirling, ushering in the start of a new era. Named Emblation House, the 20,000 square-foot office is kitted out with modern amenities, including a sauna, gym, a 90-person auditorium, an

An accountancy programme run by Douglas Home & Co that can put a young candidate without a university background on the path to becoming a fully-fledged accountant is celebrating its fifth year. Douglas Home & Co’s Professional Development Programme has so far helped nine young account

Scotland has experienced a continued downturn in hiring activity, with permanent staff appointments contracting for the fifth month in a row due to economic uncertainty and hesitations from candidates in seeking new roles, according to the recent RBS Report on Jobs survey. While permanent staff

New research from CBRE has identified Edinburgh and Glasgow amongst the UK’s highest growth cities across multiple real estate sectors over the next ten years

Anders Holch Povlsen, the Danish fashion magnate, has been named the wealthiest person in Scotland, according to The Sunday Times' latest Rich List. This year's Rich List, the 35th annual edition, displayed a marginal decline in the number of UK billionaires, down to 171 from 177 in 2022. However, t

Scottish business sentiment has reached its highest level since 2021, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor report. Despite the majority of firms expecting weak growth, nearly all sectors reported an improvement in business volume in the most recent quarter. With energy

A type of relaxation therapy popular among A-list celebrities has arrived in Glasgow with the opening of the city’s first floatation spa — Float One. Launched by an entrepreneurial couple, Alex Robertson and Mhairi Caulfield, the centre will house four state-of-the-art floatation po

The year has gotten off to a good start for employee ownership as three Scottish businesses implemented an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), safeguarding the long-term future of their companies, retaining jobs, skills and investment. SVM Glasgow, Stoneywood Care Services in Denny and Oliver Chapman Ar

Foreign nationals who are in the UK on sponsored visas find themselves racing against the clock following a redundancy, but employers also bare responsibility, writes Kelly Hardman. Global companies across a swathe of sectors, including finance and technology, continue to announce job cuts and many

The Post Office generates an economic impact of £292 million, and has a particularly strong per capita impact originating from rural constituencies in Scotland such as Ross, Skye and Lochaber, and Argyll and Bute, according to a new independent report by London Economics.