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Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern's corporate investment team has reported a record first quarter in 2023, with a 58.8% increase in client investments compared to the same period in 2022. The number of deals completed more than tripled, partly due to increased instructions from existing and new c

Police Scotland has been ordered to explain why it concluded that there was no crime committed in the case of a former kirk minister involved in defrauding three brothers out of £1 million. The force has been told to review its lack of action by the Police Investigations & Review Commissio

Sir Alex Ferguson's personal company, ACF (Alexander Chapman Ferguson) Sports Promotions, increased in value to nearly £23 million last year.

After a successful 2022, in which WRC Recycling opened the doors to a £4 million Material Recovery Facility (MRF) to bolster business performance, the business has put its mark on 2023 with the appointment of two new directors ahead of the firm’s 25th anniversary celebrations this summer

The Whisky Bond, a Glasgow creative business hub, has welcomed eight new tenants and seen existing occupants expand.

Insurance broker Bruce Stevenson reported a 30% increase in turnover to £11.7 million and a 33% profit increase to £3.9m for the year ending February 28, 2023. Growth was driven by various specialist areas and new sectors, including life sciences, technology, and risk management.

A Glasgow-founded walking tour business has successfully expanded into 13 cities across the UK following expert advice and support from Business Gateway.

A French woman is facing trial for insulting President Emmanuel Macron by calling him "filth" in a Facebook post. She risks a €12,000 fine at the trial to be held later this year.

In a move to merge its Glasgow Southside and Paisley operations, chartered surveyors firm DM Hall has agreed terms to occupy a new office hub facility at Centura Court, Hillington Park, from April 2023. The new office will accommodate the surveying teams from the firm’s existing branches at Ki

Whisky casks continue to outperform traditional and alternative investments, including gold, according to Braeburn Whisky's 2022 Whisky Cask Market Report. The report's BC20 Whisky Cask Index observed an average projected growth of 14.95% for whisky casks, a 1.7% increase from 2021. Laphroaig, Staoi

Efforts by businesses to combat modern-day slavery are stagnating, according to an analysis of UK government data by The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), with the number of modern slavery statements submitted to the government registry for 2022 trailing markedly.

Wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin has taken 6,000 sq ft at Glasgow’s new Cadworks office underlining its commitment to the city and the company’s future growth plans.

Miller Samuel Hill Brown has appointed partner and head of private client, Edward Laverty, as chief executive of the firm. Mr Laverty joined Miller Samuel Hill Brown as a property assistant and has been a partner in the firm for over 30 years.

Michelle Elliot and Callum Carmichael, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of Bonar Yarns Limited, the Dundee-based manufacturer of specialist polypropelene carpet backing yarns.

Law firm MBM Commercial has appointed Michelle Bush and Laura Donald, two senior US qualified attorneys to the firm’s Edinburgh office, strengthening the firm's US commercial law team. Ms Bush has recently moved to Scotland from Maine, where she spent 14 years practicing as an employment attor