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Ann Logan of Balfour+Manson has been named Insurance Lawyer of the Year in the Legal 500 Scotland Awards. She was described by Legal 500 as "an exceptional solicitor – she is thorough and careful in her preparation, has vast experience which means her advice is always astute and tactically and

Edinburgh-based telecoms provider Commsworld has reported pre-tax profit of £3.3 million in 2022 and a 16 per cent increase in turnover to £27.9 million. The company has recently won contracts to build digital infrastructure for Glasgow, North Lanarkshire and Northumberland councils, as

Big Four accountancy giant PwC has set out plans to develop a new platform introducing generative AI technology to the M&A process. PwC is working with AI start-up Harvey on the technology, which will make "AI-customised models trained on the essence of deal-making" available to PwC's deals prac

Bank of Scotland will close four branches and end its mobile branch services in dozens of towns and villages next year as part of UK-wide cutbacks by Lloyds Banking Group. The Bank of Scotland branches on Glasgow's Byres Road, Tarbert's Harbour Street, Bowmore's Shore Street and Helensburgh's Shore

Scotland’s cyber security community last night celebrated as the seventh annual Scottish Cyber Awards recognised the achievements of individuals, organisations and academics from across the industry. Run by the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland and hosted by comedian Fred MacAulay, the a

Scottish-headquartered accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has appointed Paul Shields as a partner in its Newcastle office. Mr Shields joins Johnston Carmichael after 25 years of advising clients across the north-east of England.

Some 38 Scottish businesses with high-growth potential have received a much-needed £1.5 million in funding in the 22nd round of the Scottish EDGE awards.

Scottish food and drink professionals met with colleagues from France — the Scottish sector's biggest export market — last night at a special 'Scottish Islands' themed St Andrew's Day event backed by the British ambassador and the Scottish Government. Over 350 guests from the French food

An application for planning permission in principle has been submitted for the redevelopment of the Herdmanflat Hospital site in Haddington following three years of detailed surveys, initial design work and a three-month community consultation period. The masterplan for the site was amended to take

A senior Paraguayan government official has lost his job after signing an agreement with a fake country led by a suspected sex offender. Arnaldo Chamorro, chief of staff in Paraguay's agriculture ministry, told reporters that he had signed an agreement with representatives of the "United States of K

Criminals have been prevented from fraudulently withdrawing around £29 million from bank accounts over the last five years, according to a report into serious organised crime in Scotland. The report by Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime Taskforce (SOCT) updates on the success of the Bank

Scottish TV presenter Kaye Adams has won a nine-year battle with HMRC over her income tax and national insurance contributions while working for the BBC. The First-Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber yesterday ruled that Ms Adams was correctly classed as a self-employed worker rather than as a BBC employee.

Business confidence in Scotland rose sharply in November, bringing it back in line with UK figures ahead of the Christmas shopping season, according to Bank of Scotland. The bank's latest Business Barometer shows that business confidence in Scotland rose 15 points to 41%, while business confidence a

A notorious drug trafficker has handed his artificial island in Dubai to the Italian authorities in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence. Raffaele Imperiale, 49, told a court in Naples that he paid €12 million for 'Taiwan', which forms part of the artificial archipelago called "The World", con

Edinburgh-based Ingenious Audio has secured a six-figure funding package, with support from existing backers Kelvin Capital and Scottish Enterprise, to expand its operations into being a technology platform provider as well as a product company. The company's patented Wi-Fi Audio technology, known a