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Leon Breakey Leon Breakey, a partner, and Graham Horn, a senior solicitor at MacRoberts, look at recently issued shrieval guidance on the role of the court reporter in a liquidation

The Bank of England has today announced that UK interest rates are to stay the same at 0.5 per cent, after rising last month for first time in 10 years.

Jamie Grant Barclays Corporate Banking today announces the launch of a suite of Green Finance products, designed to help the bank’s clients fund more sustainable projects in the UK and around the world.

Derek Mackay Experts are predicting that Scotland's finance secretary Derek Mackay will this afternoon confirm income tax rises for middle and higher earners when he unveils his draft budget for next year.

2 Semple Street plans with additional floor The developers of a new office building in Edinburgh’s Exchange District have applied for planning consent to add an extra floor which would help

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Sales across the Scottish housing market remain flat in the run up to Christmas, according to the November 2017 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

Iain McClune Private whisky collections worth an estimated £75 million, and with an average value of £50,000, have been identified by new research.

Ronnie Hinds Orkney Islands Council has made significant progress in recent years but needs to build on this for the future, according to the Accounts Commission in its new independent report published today assessing how the local authority is fulfilling its statutory duty to demonstrate 'Best Valu

Alex M Adamson LLP has taken its place among the first Sheriff Officers and Debt Collection Agencies in Scotland to join the Living Wage movement.

Linda Barr Redundancy is leading to rise in personal insolvency in upper income bracket, writes Linda Barr, director and insolvency practitioner at French Duncan

Johnston Clark Law firm Blackadders has seen its pre-tax profits jump by six per cent after spinning off the wealth management part of its business in 2016. Blackadders Wealth Management LLP began trading last November and in its first five months saw profits of £229,000 and turnover totalling £63

The UK government has been rebuked by the National Audit Office (NAO) for failing to guarantee the continued green credentials of the Edinburgh-headquartered Green Investment Bank through the terms of its sale to a consortium headed by Australian venture capital firm Macquarie.

The number of people out of work in Scotland rose by 8,000 in the three months to October to stand at 114,000, according to latest figures.

Arthur Mann Edinburgh-based house builders Miller Homes has announced the launch of the Bonnington Micro Business Fund (BMBF) to benefit local business start-ups within the capital's Leith and Bonnington area.