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Jurors in a high-profile criminal case in Quebec have been supplied with cannabis to pass the time until they reach a verdict. The jury has been sequestered while considering kidnapping charges brought against a local businessman. The jurors are staying in a hotel and will not be allowed to return h

Azets, the accountancy firm specialising in the SME sector, has appointed David Meldrum as an associate director within the firm’s fast-growing restructuring and insolvency practice in Scotland. Mr Meldrum has specialist knowledge of all forms of restructuring and insolvency and has provided s

Scottish business sentiment remained positive in the fourth quarter of 2021, but the rising cost of energy impacts prospects for 2022 and operates as a drag on the outlook for economic growth, despite the easing of pandemic restrictions, according to the results of the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scott

The UK Government has been urged to intervene in the row over the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) choosing to keep fines levied against KPMG over the cheating of Silentnight pensioners.

Anderson Strathern Asset Management, the financial planning and investment business wholly owned by Scottish legal firm Anderson Strathern LLP, grew funds under management to £341 million in 2021, up from £250m in the previous year. Graham Clark, CEO, said: “Market uplift contribut

House prices in Aberdeen city and its suburbs dropped by 1.5% in the final quarter of 2021, according to the latest report from Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre Limited (ASPC).

Allan Kelly, Steve Ross and Michelle Elliot, partners at specialist business advisory firm FRP, have been appointed as joint administrators of Together Energy Limited. Allan Kelly and Anthony Collier of FRP have also been appointed to its wholly-owned subsidiary Together Energy (Retail) Limited.

Scottish firms that could be eligible to claim tax relief through the HMRC Tax Incentive are missing out on thousands of pounds that could be injected back into developing their businesses, according to an analysis conducted by Research and Development Specialists.

Dundee-based M2M Cloud is aiming to develop what is believed to be a world-first water monitoring device with CENSIS after receiving a prestigious SMART award grant from Scottish Enterprise. The £140,000 project will help the IoT technology company to enhance its existing Neptune water monitor

A design and build contractor has been tasked with safely transporting a Banksy mural originally painted on the side of a garage wall.

The board of John Menzies has rejected an unsolicited £468 million proposal from National Aviation Services (NAS) to acquire the entire share capital of the company. NAS proposed to buy the firm at a price of 510 pence per share in cash.

Forth Ports Limited has acquired Dundee-based project engineering company OM Heavy Lift (OMHL) for an undisclosed sum.  The acquisition further enhances Forth Ports’ ability to offer an attractive, full-service package for offshore renewables projects, providing marine services; quayside

Glasgow-based iomart Group plc, the cloud computing and managed services company, has appointed Ben Savage as its new chief commercial officer. Mr Svage boasts more than 25 years’ experience working across a range of technology-based sales leadership roles. He has also worked for organisations

NatWest Group has appointed Raghu Narula as managing director, customer engagement & distribution, within its retail banking division. Mr Narula brings a wealth of leadership experience from a career spanning over 20 years at HSBC in Retail, Wealth Management, Commercial Banking and Strategy and

Every primary and secondary school across Scotland will receive support to refresh computing science for pupils thanks to £1.3 million of funding from the Scottish Government. Secondary schools can now bid for grants of up to £3,000 to purchase additional computing science equipment, dev