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Bruce Wood of Morton Fraser assess the implications for Scotland of the reinstatement of the "Crown Preference" in all insolvency processes  

A property owner who sued the Royal Bank of Scotland for breach of contract over the mortgage lender’s early termination and demand for repayment of three loans has had his £160,000 damages action against bank dismissed following an appeal.

Scottish retail sales suffered a decreased of 0.6 per cent last month on a like-for-like basis compared to October 2017, when they had decreased by 1.0 per cent. This is below the three-month average of -0.2 per cent.

Cat MacLean This week the Supreme Court handed down a judgement in the case of Dooneen v Mond, upholding the judgments of the Inner House and the Lord Ordinary (the late Lord Jones) before it. The claimants were therefore successful before all three courts. So what was their claim about? Cat Maclean

Tim Cooper The latest statistics from Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) for the first quarter of 2018-19 show total personal insolvencies, which include both bankruptcies and protected trust deeds (PTDs), rose by 11.8 per cent relative to the first quarter of 2017-18.

Stephen Martin Stephen Martin, head of office at Brewin Dolphin in Glasgow warns not to be complacent as mergers come thick and fast

A plumbing business has had its appeal against a decision of an employment tribunal unanimously dismissed after justices in the Supreme Court endorsed the decision of the tribunal, namely that the respondent was, inter alia, a worker in terms of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

New research released today to mark the launch of the UK’s first ever National Numeracy Day has shown that anxiety around numeracy and maths could be holding back millions of people across the UK from getting on at work or getting a better deal on their personal finances.

Scotland is a nation of mobile app-y oversharers with little regard for personal security and the consequences of sharing passwords and login details, according to a "startling" new landmark survey carried out by Royal Bank of Scotland.

Ged Killen It could take two decades for complaints by WASPI women to be investigated by the DWP, Scottish Labour has claimed.

Bruce Cartwright Nearly seven out of 10 Chartered Accountants are still at a loss as to what Brexit will mean for business, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has said today.

Artist’s impression of an Argyll landscape with the planned turbines A £11.4 million investment from Triodos Bank has provided funds to Fyne Homes to build a three-turbine development in Argyll and Bute that aims to generate £15.6 million of community and charitable benefit over the next 20 year

Brian Souter Current pensions policy and the investment approach of many pension schemes is overly cautious, risks leaving us stuck in a rut of low aspirations and is not giving our young people an even chance to succeed, writes ICAS President, Sir Brian Souter

Seven in 10 couples don’t consider pensions during divorce proceedings, leaving women short-changed by £5bn every year, according to new research from Scottish Widows. The research shows that more than half of married people (56 per cent) would fight for a fair share of any jointly owned property

Ken McEwan Ken McEwan, chief executive of Edinburgh-based estate agency, McEwan Fraser Legal says we all face having to pick-up the tab for what he has condemned as the Scottish Government’s "botched" Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) as he appeals for urgent reform.