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Burness Paull has appointed Tom Usher as a senior advisor. Mr Usher was most recently a partner with Macfarlanes in London.

HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) sophisticated "big data" system, known as Connect, has been credited with generating an additional £4.6 billion in tax revenue during the 2024-25 financial year. This figure, revealed in a freedom of information request made by Pinsent Masons, represents a 35%

Every primary three pupil in Nairnshire has been kitted out in club colours thanks to a former Nairn resident who now heads up a real estate firm. Marking 50 years since its 1976 Highland League triumph, Nairn County Football Club recently provided pupils from Auldearn, Ardersier, Cawdor, Croy, Mill

Deloitte will partially refund the Australian government after admitting a report it produced contained multiple errors generated by artificial intelligence. The Big Four firm is set to repay the final instalment of its A$439,000 (c. £215,000) contract for an "independent assurance review" of

Hexa Finance has appointed Lindsay Porter as senior growth advisor for Scotland, marking the latest step in the firm’s expansion. Mr Porter brings more than 25 years of experience in commercial finance, having held senior roles with some of the industry’s biggest names. He spent the past

Renewable energy developer Apatura plans to develop a £3.9 billion AI energy campus on the former Ravenscraig steelworks site, which could bring more than 2000 jobs to the area. 

With a projected £50 billion shortfall in public finances and a pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, speculation is mounting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may turn again to Inheritance Tax (IHT) reform when she makes her autumn budget statement on 26 November, writes Emma

For parents struggling to choose the perfect name for their child, a San Francisco-based consultant is offering a bespoke service – with a price tag that can reach $30,000. Taylor A Humphrey, 37, has built a unique career helping families, including celebrities and the ultra-wealthy, navigate

Scotland’s hotels bucked the wider UK trend in August despite higher staffing costs, following the double boost to the hotel market from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Oasis concerts, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.

The James Hutton Institute has received a £3 million investment from Scottish Enterprise for its new high throughput phenotyping facility, part of the advanced plant growth centre (APGC), housed in its crop innovation centre (CIC). The facility allows researchers to assess plants architecture

Land reform campaigners are calling on the taxpayer-funded Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) to reconsider its financial relationship with Gresham House, an asset management group that has become Scotland's second-largest private landowner.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are joining together to tackle misleading advertising and inadequate information provided by some claims management companies (CM

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and school careers platform Unifrog have formed a partnership to introduce the accountancy sector to UK 16-19 year-olds.  The two organisations will work together explaining the world of accountancy to UK students and educators. The move

The UK construction sector saw a slight uptick in activity in September, but it remains firmly in contractionary territory.

Ian Suttie – one of Scotland’s leading businessmen and philanthropists – has died following a brave battle with illness. The 80-year-old was one of the most prominent industrialists to emerge from Aberdeen’s transformation into the oil and gas capital of Europe and played a c