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Day: 30 April 2020

Commercial law

Levy & McRae hires veteran of Lockerbie and Piper Alpha

Peter Anderson
Peter Anderson: ‘close affinity’ Law firm Levy & McRae Solicitors has appointed commercial litigation lawyers Peter Anderson who acted in some of Scotland’s highest profile cases. He represented Pan Am inRead More

Verdict on appeal

Judge gives go-ahead to Judicial Review of grants policy

Jackie Baillie
Jackie Baillie: ‘time for the government to reconsider’ (pic: Terry Murden) A judge has given the go-ahead to the businesses seeking a judicial review of the Scottish government’s business grantsRead More

Thursday update

DB Live: ‘We are past peak’ says Boris; company updates

Boris Johnson
9.30pm: US closes lower US stocks closed lower as dismal economic data forced a reversal of recent gains. The Dow closed 288.14 points lower (1.17%), while the S&P 500 wasRead More

Data begins to reveal early impact of coronavirus

SCDI May 2020

Lockdown likely to last till June

Rise in journeys ‘risks delaying fight against virus’

cars
The scene in Edinburgh today. More people are travelling by car and bus (pic: Terry Murden) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today said a rise in traffic on the roads inRead More

Second Scots discovery

Biotech firm ILC unveils Covid treatments

Alan Walker (right)
Alan Walker (pictured right): ‘remarkable discovery‘ A Glasgow-based biotechnology firm has announced the discovery of two treatments for Covid-19 patients before they are put on ventilators. ILC Therapeutics is nowRead More

Letter to First Minister

Sturgeon urged to re-think halt on construction sites

Advance Construction
Dormant: Scotland’s building sites are inactive Builders and plant hirers in Scotland are demanding an easing of the lockdown in Scotland, warning that companies are running out of cash. FederationRead More

Accountancy

KPMG bolsters Scottish public sector team

KPMG has bolstered its infrastructure, government and healthcare management consulting team in Scotland with a senior hire. David Gimson joins the firm as a director, focussing on supporting public sectorRead More

ScotlandIS survey

Digital firms see prospects emerging from lockdown

Jane Morrison-Ross
Jane Morrison-Ross: ‘clear determination’ (pic: Terry Murden) Digital companies believe they can continue to grow this year as the UK economy emerges from the Covid-19 crisis. A third of thoseRead More

Ibrox in firing line

Doncaster blasts Rangers’ claims as ‘unacceptable’

Uncomfortable: Neil Doncaster (pic: SNS Group) Under-fire SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster says the allegations made against him by Rangers are “unacceptable”. Speaking publicly for the first time since theRead More