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Another obstacle has appeared for EY's breakup proposal after a London High Court judge told the firm's UK arm it must give notice of four weeks to NMC Health's administrators on whether a split will go ahead.

Big four firm PwC has said it is reviewing its hiring and training procedures to accommodate recent school leavers and graduates affected by the lockdown and missed out on taking exams under normal conditions due to Covid.

Leanne Gordon has rejoined Lindsays' rural services department as farmers, crofters and landowners respond to a string of major changes and challenges. Mrs Gordon previously spent six years at Lindsays – rising from solicitor to senior associate – until June last year. She has since had

Scottish underground energy storage firm Gravitricity has signed a collaboration agreement with Czech electricity flexibility aggregator Nano Energies to develop commercial routes to market for their gravity storage technology. Last month the Edinburgh storage pioneer unveiled plans to transform the

A family-owned and run Scottish online butcher will soon be home to the UK’s largest dry-aging station, after securing a £2 million funding package from HSBC. Founded in 1946 by brothers William and John, John Gilmour Butchers is building a £10 million new butchery and retail facil

The F1-2000 Ferrari driven by Michael Schumacher is set to go up for auction next month.

The body representing Scotland’s SME resource and waste management operators has warned the decision to award the Scottish Government’s deposit return scheme (DRS) contract to a US-owned corporation will lead to job losses across its sector and increase CO2 emissions.

The UK government has announced that the maximum jail sentence for tax fraud will double from seven to 14 years for the most "egregious" forms of evasion. The Treasury announced the change in last week's spring budget and said it will consult on the introduction of a new criminal offence for pr

A project on the island of Arran to build and test two prototype electric workboats has secured up to £163,130 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Arran Workboats Limited (AWL) supplies petrol and diesel powered workboats to many operators of Scotland’s 200 or so fish

Revenue from property taxes in Scotland has collapsed this year according to analysis of the latest statistics by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that income from the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) on residential sales collapsed at the start of the year with the first two mo

Dunns Food and Drinks, one of Scotland's largest wholesalers, is investing £1.5 million in a range of major sustainability measures to support its long-term net zero ambitions. The investment includes a £1m energy-efficient CO2 freezer, solar panels, and LED lights with motion sensors. A

Fairlie Curved, a Scottish fashion company is now shipping internationally and has hailed turnover of a quarter of a million pounds after receiving support from Business Gateway. Jayne Lasley launched Fairlie Curved as an Instagram page in October 2020, inspired by her personal experience of struggl

Scottish firms had over 1.2 million overdue invoices on their books this winter, new research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 has revealed. R3’s analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows 1,231,703 invoices were overdue in Scotland over the winter months – with 416,856

Glasgow City Council's wholly owned subsidiary City Property Glasgow has secured a £210 million investment, from Phoenix Group and abrdn, to support the council’s recently settled equal pay liability.

Allianz has teamed up with actor Christoph Waltz to help people better prepare for their financial future through its new “Start Making Cents” social media series. The six-part social media series shows Waltz performing seemingly random actions, which just so happen to be visual, easy-to