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A fifth of law firms in the UK have been attacked by hackers, according to a new report published in the wake of the leaked Paradise Papers. The poll found distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and Structured Query Language (SQL) injections to be the worst threats to law firms, though half o

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC), the independent body that deals with complaints about lawyers, has launched two new guides to help people working with a solicitor to write a will, or involved in an executry (carrying out the instructions in a will) avoid running into difficulties.

Howard Archer UK consumer price inflation has held at its highest level since April 2012, with the CPI rate holding at 3.0 per cent, latest figures for October show.

Donna Buchanan Barclays has announced two key appointments to its Scotland agricultural team as it continues to extend its on-the-ground support for the Scottish agriculture sector.

Moira Kelly Increasing income tax divergence between Scotland and the rest of the UK underscores the need for HMRC to maintain accurate, reliable and up to date information on the tax residence status of Scottish taxpayers, tax professionals have said.

Ian Macleod Distillers Limited (IMD), the independent family-owned whisky distiller, has secured £80 million in committed asset-based debt facilities from PNC Business Credit and Bank of Scotland, completing its refinancing and positioning the business for its next phase of growth.

Gemma Copestick, senior manager of employer partnerships at STEP with senior solicitor Jocelyn Gilda, partner Roddy Harrison and associate Ross Brown of BTO Solicitors’ tax planning, wills and estates team. Scottish law firm BTO Solicitors has been awarded Employer Partner accreditation by the STE

Gary Johnstone, Rhianne Stewart, Steven Fraser and Charlotte Stewart of AAB's Payroll and Employment Taxes team and their 'Best Service Provider' Award. Anderson Anderson & Brown’s global Payroll & Employment Taxes team has received the Service Provider Team Award at “The Rewards” 2017

Gordon McArthur Glasgow-based Beeks Financial Cloud Group has this week announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange.

Liz Field PIMFA, the trade association for the personal investment management and financial advice sector in the UK, has become the latest organisations to sign HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter.

Heath Drewett Glasgow-based energy firm Aggreko has announced the appointment of Heath Drewett as chief financial officer (CFO).

Paul Wheelhouse Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab), which currently has more than 600 people working at yards in Fife and Lewis, has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.

John Brodie The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has today announced that John Brodie, chief executive of Scotmid (Scottish Midland Co-operative Society), is to become SRC chairman with effect from 1 January 2018.

Dave Jones The creator of the original Grand Theft Auto (GTA) computer game phenomenon has said there is “no limit” to the future prosperity of the games sector as he prepares to chart the incredible worldwide impact of the franchise 20 years on from its release.

Benny HIggins Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank is to increase its underlying standard interest rates for savings and it’s Standard Variable Rate (SVR) for mortgages by 0.15 per cent.