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Paul Mason Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait has recruited the former head of Lomond Advisory, Paul Mason, as a partner to lead its new corporate finance division.

High Court disputes between family members over inheritance south of the border have reached a record high, according to new figures.

Charlotte Nelson, finance expert at Moneyfacts One month after the Bank of England's 0.25 per cent cut in base rates, research by Moneyfacts has found that many lenders are not passing on the reduction to borrowers on variable rates.

A Dundee company that collapsed last year under the weight of a £400,000 debt may have been mis-sold an interest rate hedging product by Royal Bank of Scotland.

New renters in Scotland paid out on average almost £800 for a tenancy deposit over the last year, according to The Letting Protection Service Scotland (LPSS).

Ray Gribben Ray Gribben is a partner in Burness Paull's health & safety team

John Rutherford Aberdeen based John Rutherford has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a consultant to head up and develop the firm’s Aberdeen operations.

Andrew Percy MP A warranty scheme run by ScottishPower has been called a “fraud on the public” after it failed to pay out £75 million to customers.

The University of Edinburgh is taking steps to ensure that the goods it buys do not contain so-called conflict minerals. The move – a first for a UK university – will seek to put pressure on suppliers to eradicate minerals associated with financing wars in Africa from their supply chains.

A European Investment Bank (EIB) delegation is in Scotland this week to explore investment opportunities around the country. The EIB said it had supported investments in Scotland ever since it agreed a loan for Peterhead power station in 1974 and in the last decade alone, it has provided more than �

Andrew Blain Shepherd and Wedderburn's 2015 Corporate Review testifies to a record year for corporate deals and M&A activity. The firm closed over 97 deals last year with an aggregate deal value of £5.4 billion.

Kevin Stewart Around 50 per cent of capital expenditure made by local authorities in Scotland, totalling £1.2 billion, has been invested in education and housing infrastructure, new figures have shown.

Alliance Trust has announced that Chris Samuel and Karl Sternberg have been appointed non-executive directors at the Dundee-based wealth manager. The pair will join the firm's board with immediate effect, with both appointments made following consultation with the firm’s largest shareholders, some

A 400-metre-long pedestrian bridge described as the "world's first crowdfunded public infrastructure project" has opened in Rotterdam.

Angela Seymour Jackson Angela Seymour Jackson is managing director, workplace solutions at Edinburgh-based Aegon UK