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Space to grow: Harper Macleod joins UK Space Agency Accelerator

Published 1 week ago

Harper Macleod is now part of a new initiative: the next phase of the UK Space Agency Accelerator.

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Double appointment for Burges Salmon in Edinburgh

Published 3 weeks ago

Burges Salmon has announced the appointments of partner Dixcee Fast and director Janice Napier in its real estate energy team.

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Pinsent Masons announces Aberdeen partner appointments

Published 3 weeks ago

Pinsent Masons has announced two partner appointments for its Aberdeen office.

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Ex-council worker who embezzled £1m to repay just under half

Published 1 month ago

A former local authority employee who embezzled more than £1 million from Aberdeen City Council over a 17-year period has been ordered to repay more than £165,000 under proceeds of crime laws.

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Terra Firma’s Derek Francis awarded CIOT & ATT Certificate of Merit and Appreciation

Published 1 month ago

Terra Firma Chambers’ Derek Francis has been awarded the Chartered Institute of Taxation and Association of Taxation Technicians Certificate of Merit and Appreciation at the CIOT and ATT Joint Presidents’ Reception held last Thursday at The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh.

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Senior staff at E.ON and British Gas jailed for accepting bribes

Published 1 month ago

Former senior staff members at two leading energy firms have been jailed for accepting over £2 million worth of bribes in exchange for commercial contracts.

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Housing Bill amendments lodged to limit rent increases in control areas

Published 2 months ago

Amendments to the Housing (Scotland) Bill that set out how rents will be capped in rent control areas have been lodged by the Scottish Government.

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Holmes Mackillop acquires D&J Dunlop Solicitors’ private client and property business

Published 2 months ago

Holmes Mackillop has today acquired the private client and property business of D&J Dunlop, introducing a full-service law firm to Ayrshire.

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Robertson Murdie launches in Edinburgh

Published 2 months ago

New law firm Robertson Murdie has launched in Edinburgh.

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Community Wealth Building Bill published

Published 2 months ago

A bill designed to create jobs and drive economic growth across Scotland by promoting investment in communities has been published.

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EU action over game allegedly pressuring children to buy virtual currency

Published 2 months ago

A video game company is facing EU enforcement action for allegedly pressuring children to buy virtual currency.

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WJM to merge with Davidson Chalmers Stewart

Published 2 months ago

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM) is set to join forces with commercial law firm Davidson Chalmers Stewart in one of the most significant deals in both firms’ history.

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Companies House launches registration of authorised corporate service providers

Published 3 months ago

Companies House has taken a step towards greater certainty about who is filing information on behalf of companies. 

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Citizens Advice Scotland project to help people with council tax debt

Published 3 months ago

People struggling with council tax arrears will have access to “enhanced advice” through the expansion of a Citizens Advice Scotland project.

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Land Reform Bill will inflict ‘wanton damage’ on rural Scotland

Published 3 months ago

The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will inflict “an era of wanton damage” on rural Scotland unless the Scottish government accepts that key changes should be made to it, according to Scottish Land & Estates (SLE).

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