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Claire Massie, Pinsent Masons head of banking & restructuring in Scotland, reveals how businesses will need to alter their operating model in an attempt to fight climate change. Climate change will require businesses in all sectors to reassess and change their operating model as part of the tran

Four Scots solicitors have combined to establish a new legal firm, McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) based in Glasgow city centre. Stacy Campbell, Maureen Matheson, Fraser Morrison and Alan McKee have the firm which specialises in corporate, commercial and residential property, private client, disp

Ian Leach, partner at BLM in Scotland, details the issues surrounding the future of motor insurance in a post-Brexit Scotland. Scots law has had - and continues to have - many influences, from ancient Rome to the modern day parliaments and courts. European, UK and Scottish legislation all continue t

Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), the owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, has today announced strong results for 2020, the appointment of global drinks industry veteran Mark Hunter as chair of the Board and signalled a possible IPO on AIM. Last year was another strong year for the ASC against a

LDC-backed lettings and estate agency company Lomond Group has acquired ten businesses during the first quarter of 2021 following the merger of Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital in January. The acquisitions, which include Sinclair Properties in York and the lettings books of Palms Property in

The UK is leading the way across Europe in preparing for the adoption of an interbank digital currency, and is fifth in the world. However, a consumer offer remains some way off, according to new analysis by PwC.

Investment volumes in Scotland fell at the start of this year as pandemic lockdown restrictions hit commercial property deals, but a strong rebound is expected, according to new analysis from Colliers. Colliers’ Scotland snapshot for the first quarter of 2021 reveals that investment volumes fe

Output at small UK businesses rose for the first time in six months during March marking the strongest reading since November 2016, suggesting a swift return to growth as restrictions eased at the end of the first quarter, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland UK Small Business Recover

Scotland’s first and only menstrual cup brand FEMCUP has launched offering an environmentally sound alternative to tampons and sanitary towels, while also pledging to donate £1 from every sale to local women’s charities. FEMCUP is also supporting individuals experiencing period pov

Virgin Money, owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, has launched its first business current account to new customers, as it expands its presence in the business banking market following the completion of the rebrand from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank for business customers.

A landlord who evicted tenants who he discovered had set up a cannabis grow house has admitted taking over the operation himself.

Specialist business advisory firm FRP has announced plans to grow its Scottish team following the appointment of a six-strong restructuring advisory team, which includes partners Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb, all of whom will be based in Glasgow. With more than 20 years’ experience, Ms Elli

Accountant Steven Day has been jailed after defrauding the NHS and stealing £1.4 million from firms. Leeds Crown Court heard that Mr Day, of Perthshire, targeted a female friend in a £4,500 romance fraud and lied about his mother dying and having cancer to conceal his actions.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has sold its wealth management arm Adam & Co to Canaccord Genuity Group for £54 million. Adam & Co’s Edinburgh-based investment management business has client assets amounting to £1.7 billion.

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team advised on deals with an aggregate value of £7.1 billion in 2020. The team advised on 75 corporate finance transactions globally (excluding deals for the banking sector) – an increase of 18 per cent on its £6 billion aggregate