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Hindles, an Edinburgh-based firm of patent and trade mark attorneys, increased revenue by 25% to £2.1 million in the year to 31 March 2022, while appointing a further director, Chris Cottingham, and growing headcount by 50%. Founding director Dr Alistair Hindle notes a Brexit effect, with grow

SME-focused accountancy firm Azets has appointed Gemma Monaghan as head of the firm’s R&D tax credits team in Scotland and the North. Ms Monaghan’s appointment reflects rapid growth in demand for expert advice from SMEs and fast-growing businesses on the increasingly complex are

Andrew Perratt, former head of Savills residential in Scotland, will become head of residential for Savills UK, effective from January 2023. This follows his four-year tenure as Savills head of country residential, a role which saw him navigate the company’s regional network of offices outside

CBI Scotland has announced the appointment of Jennifer Young as Scotland chair, unveiling an all-woman senior leadership team — a first for the organisation. Currently CBI Scotland's vice chair, Ms Young is managing partner at Scottish full-service legal firm Ledingham Chalmers. She will

Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of Interpath Advisory have been appointed joint administrators of Sapphire. Sapphire owns the East Kilbride shopping centre, Scotland’s largest undercover shopping and leisure destination, comprising over 150 shops, several restaurants, a cinema and an ice ri

A bank robber who wrote his demand note on the back of his birth certificate is facing jail. Missouri man Michael C. Loyd, 30, who left ample evidence of his guilt at the scene, pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery in a federal court last week.

Scottish taxpayers could see the amount they pay in tax go up after the Scottish government publishes its income tax plans in December. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt yesterday used his first Autumn Statement to announce a number of measures aimed at raising an additional £25 billion in tax revenue..

A man who complained about his wife's insistence on treating her dogs as her children has been granted a divorce.

John J. Ray, the lawyer known for taking over Enron after its collapse has been put in charge of failed crypto exchange FTX, founded and run by Sam Bankman-Fried.

Scottish meals delivery firm Parsley Box has decided to de-list from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) following a poor run. The Edinburgh-based firm, chaired by entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl, will re-register as a private limited company, according to its regulatory filing made today.

Nationwide Building Society has posted an underlying pre-tax profit of £980 million while setting aside £108m expected credit losses. It's H1 results show that the building society's pre-tax statutory profits rose 13% year-on-year to £969m from £853m for the half year en

Savills has recently expanded its Savills Earth team with the appointment of Chris Phillips, who joins as an associate in energy based in the Perth office. He has over 11 years of experience in pre-planning utilities statements and engagement with utility networks to deliver electricity, gas, water

Scottish tidal energy firm QED Naval has secured over £1.5 million of funding with over 1,100 investors participating in a Seedrs campaign. Further investment was provided by Kelvin Capital, whose members have supported the business from an early stage. Scottish Enterprise awarded match fundin

Edinburgh-based payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has strengthened an existing partnership as Worldline's new global acquiring capabilities have joined BR-DGE’s partnership program. Led by Brian Coburn, BR-DGE’s platform aims to revolutionise online payments for merchants by offering

Financial experts have warned the Scottish Government against introducing "less competitive rates of tax" in the wake of tax increases and spending cuts announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt this morning. In his first Autumn Statement, Mr Hunt extended the freeze on key allowances and thresholds, incl