Opinion

Liina Tulk Liina Tulk, Senior Solicitor in MBM Commercial's Dispute Resolution team, considers circumstances where a banking dispute can turn into a professional negligence claim against previous lawyers.

David Watt David Watt, Executive Director of the Institute of Directors in Scotland takes a look at the year ahead.

Craig Vickery The Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) has published a checklist of 3 key priorities that will underpin the success of the accountancy profession in 2017.

Richard Larner Investment firm Brooks Macdonald’s head of research Richard Larner outlines the firm’s predictions for 2017.

Stacy Campbell Making a success of a pop-up store involves more than good location and footfall: retailers and landlords should also avoid some legal pitfalls, writes Stacy Campbell, Director in Lindsays’ Commercial Property team.

Colin Walls Colin Walls, Head of Global Transaction Banking at Bank of Scotland discusses how the retail and other industries can keep on top of cashflow while meeting demand during the festive season.

Andrew Carson By Andrew Carson, senior personal tax manager at mid-tier accountancy firm, French Duncan.

John Rae By John Rae, Capital Markets Partner and Head of Glasgow, Knight Frank

Gordon Duncan By Gordon Duncan, partner and head of corporate at Lockton Companies LLP

Iain McGhee By Iain McGhee, Valuation and Rating Partner at Knight Frank LLP

Edinburgh-based Standard Life Investments has this morning contacted its clients this morning regarding the result of the U.S. Presidential Election.

Judith Howson Judith Howson, Business Recovery Manager at French Duncan, provides some background on the new legislation and what it means for Scotland.

Gemma Lampert Gemma Lampert and Will Anderson of CMS look at whether a lump sum can be extracted from a pension and treated as income to pay creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.

Jill Armstrong By Jill Armstrong, head of commercial management, Speirs Gumley

A legal claim has been launched by around 125 institutional funds against supermarket giant Tesco’s over its accounting irregularities. Bentham Europe has said the funds have filed a claim for damages against the retailer for well in excess of £100 million over alleged breaches of the Financial S