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The Financial Ombudsman has ruled that Dundee-based platform Alliance Trust Savings must compensate a client who was unable to make several investments because online services were down, by making good on the value of the moves as they transpired, plus an additional £500.

Gregor Duthie Commercial tenants in Scotland are about to experience a shake-up in their tax returns. Revenue Scotland have published new guidance over the past week to help explain how leasehold interests are affected, Gregor Duthie, senior associate, real estate at Gilson Gray, takes a look at the

A new report published today has set out recommendations on economic development, education and employment to ensure that Scotland reaps the rewards of the digital and automation revolutions.

Chris Pole Chris Pole and Mark Orton from KPMG Restructuring have been appointed joint administrators to specialist meat supplier Russell Hume Limited.

Edinburgh has been revealed as the UK’s most attractive city for inward investment, according to new research that has shown the Scottish capital topping the charts for economic performance, as well as being recognised for having a strong quality of ‘place’ and high proportion of skilled and

Paul Dounis Paul Dounis and Steven Ross of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP have been appointed provisional liquidators of Balmoral Knitwear.

David Alexander David Alexander, a partner at Gilson Gray LLP comments on a recent case on the recoverability (or otherwise) of VAT on expenses from the unsuccessful party

Royal Bank of Scotland has been forced into backing down on previous denials and issued a “sincere apology” after admitting its staff had indeed forged a customer’s signature in order to take more money from them.

A state-backed investment bank should be set up to plug the shortfall in lending to small and medium-sized businesses and help tackle the challenge of poor productivity in the UK, report produced by a Civitas has urged today.

Properties across Scotland are selling on average for more than their asking price, with the average selling price £10,000 higher than the average asking price in Q4.

Ian Blackford The SNP has announced that it is planning a national day of action, in the latest stage of the campaign to prevent RBS bank branch closures across Scotland.

Scottish Labour has demanded a full review of the decision by LINK to change how free ATMs are funded, saying the proposal could create a "cash machine desert" particularly in deprived areas.

Michael Thomson Scottish law firm Burness Paull has poached who it has described as a “rising star” from a rival firm Pinsent Masons to head up its restructuring and insolvency team.

Insolvencies of UK restaurant businesses jumped 20 per cent to 984 in the last year, up from 825 in the previous year, according to new figures from accountancy firm Moore Stephens.

Graham Blair First-time buyers in Scotland save £31,000 on average when buying their own home instead of renting, according to research from Bank of Scotland.