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Noele McClelland Noele McClelland is a partner and head of employment law at Thorntons Law LLP

Martin Bell An emergency budget drawn up as a result of last week’s vote to leave the European Union could have significant tax implications, according to a leading Scots accountant.

A survey of British businesses carried out by the Institute of Directors has revealed that the vast majority are bracing themselves for the negative impact of the Brexit vote as they prepare to cut investment and move activity overseas. The IoD found that 64 per cent of its members expect ‘Brexit�

Gross mortgage lending reached £18.2 billion in May, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Lending was 4 per cent higher than April (£17.6 billion), and 14 per cent higher than May 2015 (£16 billion), and the highest May figure since 2008 when gross lending reached £23.7 billion.

Scottish businesses are waking up to the stark reality of leaving the European Union today, despite 62 per cent of voters north of the border backing ‘Remain’. The result prompted First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to declare Scotland had delivered a "strong, unequivocal vote" to remain in the EU.

Perth-based investment house Braveheart Group has posted a £1.69 million pre-tax loss for the past year, widening from the £0.77m deficit reported a year earlier. The AIM-listed firm’s results for the year to March 31 covers a turbulent year that saw it successfully dispose of its 33 per cent in

Tesco Bank, which employs most of its 4,000-strong workforce in Edinburgh and Glasgow and has its HQ in the Scottish capital, has revealed that sales were up 3.5 per cent in the quarter on strong lending growth. The news came as the challenger bank’s chief executive Benny Higgins had to be defende

Andy Lothian Andy Lothian, chief executive of Dundee-based training firm Insights Learning and Development, was branded an “outstanding entrepreneur” as he claimed the title of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Scotland overall winner last night.

Anne Richards Anne Richards, who took over the Prudential’s investment arm M&G Investments this month after leaving Aberdeen Assest Management, has been awarded five tranches of notional shares to compensate her for unvested awards she missed out on when she left her role at AAM.

Simon Kay Simon Kay, business development director at Edinburgh-based wealth managers Psigma, gives his reaction to the shock Brexit result.

Scotland’s first ever community-owned distillery is to become a reality after backers ploughed £1.5million into the project through a crowdfunding drive. The Dingwall-based GlenWyvis Community Benefit Society (GWCBS) smashed its funding target with two days to spare after 1,395 investors invested

Construction companies in Scotland won more contracts in value than any other UK region for the second consecutive month, according to industry analysts Barbour ABI.

Johnston Carmichael partner, Peter Innes with Nick Nairn at the launch in Stirling. One of Scotland's largest accountancy firms, Johnston Carmichael, has officially marked their move to new larger premises at the Stirling Agricultural Centre with an event attended by Scottish chef Nick Nairn.

The City of Edinburgh Council has launched a new programme to catalyse development in the city with office space and housing being a main target areas. The aims are outlined in a report, which will be considered by councillors on the Economy Committee next week.

British bankers could be facing the dilemma of moving abroad in the event of a ‘Brexit’ vote in today’s referendum after new research showed they would suffer pay cuts of up to 80 percent if they were to move to nearby financial hubs in Frankfurt or Paris. Data gathered after an analysis of 8,