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The Edinburgh Tax Network and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a talk entitled Estate Planning with Pensions- A Guide for Tax Advisers and Solicitors on Tuesday 30 November 2021, from 12noon to 1pm. Presented by Richard Johnston of

Edinburgh-based laser firm Chromacity has signed an agreement with MSH Systems, to supply and distribute its ultrashort pulse lasers in Japan. Based in Tokyo, MSH Systems provides a wide range of optical components, lasers and spectroscopy equipment for industrial applications and academic institute

West Dunbartonshire Council will buy the Artizan Shopping Centre for £1.7 million to progress plans to regenerate and transform Dumbarton town centre.

Just half (53%) of Scottish employers are confident that office-based and home-based employees will be treated evenly and fairly in the next 12 months, according to a new report from employment law, HR and health & safety specialist WorkNest.

The second round of the Young Company Capital Investment Grant (YCCIG), operated by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) opened for applications earlier this week,

Global developer and operator of state-of-the-art wellbeing destinations Therme Group has signed heads of terms with Peel Land and Property for the location of its second UK project on a waterfront site in central Glasgow.

A woman who allegedly tried to hire an assassin to kill her ex-husband through a transparently fake website called RentAHitman.com has been arrested. The website, which tells visitors it is "no longer affiliated with the Donald J. Trump, CIA, SIS, Diners Club, the Illuminati and Rudolph Giulian

The team at Hall Morrice, a member of the PrimeGlobal association of independent accounting and business advisory firms, are celebrating a triple win for PrimeGlobal in the Digital Accountancy Forum Awards at The Waldorf Hilton in London. PrimeGlobal, which comprises more than 300 successful member

The Scottish Government should use next month’s Budget to accelerate their ambition to reform Council Tax if it is going to happen by the time of the next Scottish election, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). The CIOT has responded to a Scottish Government consultati

Former FanDuel executives have launched a new company, BetDEX, positioned to be the world’s first decentralised sports betting protocol, while securing the largest ever seed investment round by a UK startup. The $21 million investment round is led by San Francisco-based crypto investment firm

Valentian Vermouth, the makers of one of the UK’s most talked-about new vermouths, have begun surveying locations for a new Scottish Borders headquarters following a successful £120,000 crowdfunding campaign that hit its target in just two days. More than 170 investors ‘put their m

AM Bid, the Edinburgh-based bid and tender specialist, has reported that it has exceeded forecasts in recording a £1 million turnover for the first time in its seven-year history. Following a year of continued regrowth and building back from the initial impacts of the covid-19 pandemic outbrea

Brainnwave, the Edinburgh-based augmented business intelligence firm, has announced a Series A investment worth $10.2m (Canadian Dollars) with Hatch, an engineering, project management, and professional services firm. The two organisations have formed a co-venture focusing on developing applications

Inverclyde’s largest independently owned property firm Bowman Rebecchi has celebrated two years in business with a substantial rise in revenues, expansion into residential letting, an office expansion, further recruitment and a sustained drive into the out-of-home advertising market. The Gouro

Zetland Capital Partners LLP, a London-based private equity firm, has agreed to acquire the 156-bedroom Macdonald Holyrood Hotel and the 338-bedroom Macdonald Manchester Hotel from Macdonald Hotels & Resorts. The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, is one of the largest hotels transactions comp