Wylie & Bisset, Accountants and Business Advisers, is forecasting an explosion in the number of winding up orders and company insolvencies as HMRC tackles a massive backlog of debt by enlisting private debt collectors to pursue billions of pounds in unpaid taxes. Under Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s proposals, as part of a major crackdown spearheaded by […]
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One of the country’s leading dental groups has announced plans to add up to 2,000 patients in one of its recently acquired clinics. Family run Scottish Dental Care, is set to make smiles a lot bigger at Barrhead Dental Clinic, as it completes work on building a third surgery room. It will take Barrhead Dental
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Full-service legal firm Gilson Gray is celebrating a landmark win on behalf of its client, US-based private equity house Lime Rock Partners, following the successful defence of a multi-million-dollar court case. The claim, raised in the Court of Session in Edinburgh by prominent oil and gas businessman Robert Kidd, was understood to be the single
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Left to Right: Elaine Burgess, Executive Director, Amiqus. Danae Shell CEO and founder of Valla & Callum Murray, CEO of Amiqus Pioneering Edinburgh based lawtech companies Valla and Amiqus have announced a new partnership, enabling simple and easy access to legal support for hundreds of thousands of workers across the UK. The agreement will see
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The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has supported the growth of Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector by helping it to attract £35 million of additional funding for research and development, according to new figures revealed to mark its tenth anniversary. IBioIC has supported more than 260 start-ups, small businesses, and established companies to bring bio-based processes
A wide range of businesses have secured a place on a major nine-figure framework that will enable the modernisation and improvement of Scotland’s public sector and social housing buildings. It follows a competitive process after the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) invited businesses throughout Scotland to tender for works, as part of its Refurbishment and Modernisation
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(L) Kieran Fitzpatrick & (R) Chris Benson Full-service legal firm Gilson Gray has further strengthened its position in Edinburgh with the acquisition of MHD Law. The deal represents the group’s second takeover deal of 2024. MHD has a 100-year history and, over that time, has established a strong local reputation for delivering legal services across
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Edinburgh-based legal firm Watermans is to represent former Clackmannanshire sub-postmaster Rab Thomson (pictured above) as he pursues compensation from the Post Office following his wrongful conviction for embezzling money. Mr Thomson, 64, was found guilty in 2006 after an audit showed an apparent shortfall of nearly £6000 at his Cambus Post Office near Alva, which
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A vital charity helping elderly people across Dumfries and Galloway has been awarded £100,000 from SP Energy Networks’ Net Zero Fund to electrify its fleet of delivery vehicles. Food Train’s Stewartry branch offers a range of essential services to help those who are no longer able to manage independently, with volunteer drivers making nearly hundred
A new £1.1 million research project led by Heriot-Watt University is set to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities for Roma communities across the UK. Roma populations experience some of the poorest health and wellbeing outcomes, including significantly lower life expectancy of 10 or more years below the national average as well as a higher prevalence
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