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Two trials can take place in secret under the provisions of the Justice and Security Act 2013, the Court of Appeal has decided. The court has rejected challenges to the legality of closed material procedures (CMPs), in which evidence is presented without claimants or members of the public present.

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Manufacturing firms based in Scotland are at less risk of insolvency than manufacturers based south of the border, according to new analysis. A report published by insolvency trade body R3 shows the proportion of Scottish manufacturers with a heightened risk of insolvency falling in every month sinc

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Four new members have joined the Faculty of Advocates, against a backdrop of a vivid reminder of the importance of the rule of law. The intrants – Stephen Donnelly, Brian Crook, Giles Reid and Faryma Bahrami – were admitted to membership of the Faculty and to the public office of advocate at cer

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The judge chairing the inquiry into allegations of historical sexual abuse of children south of the border is to be paid more than £480,000 a year. Justice Lowell Goddard will receive a salary of £360,000 plus an annual rental allowance of £110,000 in addition to £12,000 for utlities.

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Faryma Bahrami Terra Firma Chambers is delighted to announce that Faryma Bahrami has joined the stable having called to the bar on Friday.

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A pensioner who was banned from driving for 10 years after he seriously injured two motorcyclists in a road traffic accident while driving himself to a hospital has failed in an appeal against his conviction. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that the sheriff had correctly withdrawn the special defenc

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