The director-general of the Confederation of British Industry this week highlighted Scottish companies’ fears over Brexit, and damage already being done including loss of market share, and warned a no-deal departure is now “extremely possible”.

Carolyn Fairbairn voiced worries over the short and long-term impacts of Brexit, including the danger of medicine shortages, after holding a roundtable event with the business organisation’s members in Glasgow.

Brexit uncertainty has also caused overseas visitors to stay away from Scotland this year, heaping pressure on one of the country’s most important industries.

Tourism figures say the ongoing political strife in the UK has forced European tourists to holiday elsewhere this summer. And the decline has not been offset by so-called "staycations", with the fragile economic conditions causing domestic holidaymakers to rein in their spending.

In this week's Legal Focus, it is revealed that Harper Macleod is taking forward a $120m share fight for FanDuel's founders.

The law firm has been drafted in by four founders of Scottish technology business Fanduel as they continue to pursue a claim against the company’s new owners.

SME Focus: 'Trust your vision and the strategy that was your inspiration. There are many challenges you will face when you grow a business – recognising it is not a race to exit is key, rather investment in people and capability are what matter most.'

In this week's Monday Interview: Ross sails into sunset after great whisky and ferry ride ... Not many of us will have long and equally satisfactory careers in two of Scotland’s most important sectors.

But that was the case for Alistair Ross, who recently retired after a business life which began in the whisky industry on Speyside and ended after several decades’ involvement in the ferries on the west coast of Scotland.