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The owners of the former McEwens of Perth department store will not have to disclose the legal advice they were given before signing a personal guarantee granted to them by a bank in their action for reduction of the contract, a judge has ruled.

Production forecasts for Scotland’s oil and gas sector have been significantly revised upwards by the industry regulator. Published today the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) now forecast that 11.9 billion barrels will be extracted by 2050 – almost 50 per cent up from the estimated 8 billion

A Scottish firm that has pioneered technology using plastic waste to surface roads has opened its first factory in Dumfries and Galloway today.

Accountants Chiene + Tait (C+T) have voiced concerns of the detrimental impact a tourism tax could have upon the Highlands. Jackie Fraser, director at the firm’s Inverness office, has urged caution after Highland Council confirmed it will conduct a public consultation on the introduction of a

A South Lanarkshire man has been jailed for more than two years for an elaborate a VAT tax fraud concocted to repay a confiscation order previously imposed on him for forging banknotes. Glasgow Sheriff Court head this week how John Farrell, 61, from Thorntonhall, used fake passports and driving lice

An additional £20 million is to be invested by the Scottish Government in extra support to help GPs with the cost of running their practices, making a total investment of £50 million over the next two years.

An absurd €19,000 insurance quote obtained by a teenager for a 14-year-old car has been decried as an "outrageous" tax on rural Ireland. Leitrem councillor Padraig Fallon told The Irish Times that an 18-year-old approached him to say he had been quoted €18,693.95 - including a &e

Following the decision of the Sheriff Appeal Court in NRAM plc v Cordiner last year, it is generally thought that a homeowner cannot recall a decree by a “Minute for Recall of Decree’ where he or she had appeared in court, or been represented.   This week,&n

Stocks in British banks slid today after Brexit minister Dominic Raab quit in a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May’s efforts to win backing for her draft deal to exit the EU.

Ahead of Armistice Day on Sunday, the Royal British Legion has introduced a new fundraising tool, a pub quiz pack that includes joker contactless donation cards that let players make donations.

Marcus Henderson The national investment group Mercia Technologies PLC, one of the UK’s most active technology investors, has appointed Marcus Henderson as investment director at its Edinburgh office.

Suzanne Lupton Glasgow-based private equity house Maven Capital Partners has promoted five senior staff to partnership positions.

Scottish retailers will face at least an extra £16 million on their annual business rates bill from April 2019, the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has said. The retail body warned that the figure could be even higher if the Scottish Government resumes using RPI to calculate inflation, instead of

(Image: Foster and Company) Bloomberg’s European headquarters has been named the UK’s best new building, winning the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Mike Timmins UK IPO activity has seen a decline in volume and value in the third quarter by 47 per cent and 71 per cent respectively, according to the latest EY IPO Eye.