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Philip Simpson QC and Graham MacIver, instructed by the Office of the Advocate General, have successfully represented HMRC in a challenge to the loan charge legislation based on EU law: Finucane v HMRC [2021] CSOH 38. The challenge was brought in Scotland; there are parallel proceedings ra

On Thursday 22nd April 2021 at 11am, Terra Firma Chambers will present a webinar focusing on the Inquiries Act 2005 with Stuart Gale QC and Denis Edwards. Stuart’s talk will include an overview of inquiries under the Act, the role of solicitors and counsel and practical considerations, while D

Terra Firma Chambers’ 2021 Webinar Series will continue with three further events in April and May. On Thursday 22nd April at 11am, TFC will present a webinar focusing on The Inquiries Act 2005 with Stuart Gale QC and Denis Edwards.

Terra Firma Chambers will host an Employment Law Webinar, live via Zoom at 11am on Thursday, 8th April. This event, the latest in TFC’s 2021 webinar series, will be chaired by Terra Firma Director David Logan who will speak about Post-Covid Economic Realities for Employers. Peter Grant-Hutchis

Terra Firma Chambers is launching a spring webinars series with two events looking at the ways in which communities can now use the law to require the transfer of land and other property to them. There are an increasing number of community groups making applications under these provisions, which rai

Faryma Bahrami has returned to full-time practice at Terra Firma Chambers, having spent three years working as an investment professional at Baillie Gifford. Ms Bahrami called to the bar in 2015 having previously held the position of assistant public solicitor on the British Overseas Territory

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a talk entitled ‘Tax Issues on Importing and Exporting - post 1 January 2021’ on 27 November 2020 from 1pm to 2pm. The event was originally scheduled for 5 November. The speaker, Matthew

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a talk entitled ‘UK/US tax and succession issues for private clients’ on 1 December 2020 from 1pm to 2pm. The speakers will be Mark McKeown of Turcan Connell and Sarjul Patel of U.S. Tax &

Fred Mackintosh QC successfully represented the Cockburn Association, the New Town and Broughton Community Council and the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, at a public inquiry into the appeals submitted by developers against the decisions by the City of Edinburgh Council to refuse their applicat

Neil Kinnear from Terra Firma Chambers is to speak at a commercial litigation webinar. The Commercial Law Network, in partnership with Bellwether Green, have launched their first ‘Litigation Week’.

Terra Firma Chambers has announced that Alasdair Burnet has been appointed to the rank of Queen’s Counsel. Nominated by the Lord Justice General and recommended by the First Minister, Mr Burnet is one of ten new silks approved by Her Majesty The Queen.

Following a webinar presentation by Terra Firma's Jon Kiddie on the topic of homelessness and judicial review, a discussion arose on a question he had posed over the suitability of judicial review for challenging local authority decisions on homelessness. The consensus indicated a concern that

There is a real risk of unintended consequences from this noble attempt to provide greater clarity, transparency and consistency in hate crime law, writes Fred Mackintosh QC of Terra Firma Chambers. The Justice Committee’s call for views on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill close

Terra Firma's Jon Kiddie has considered the essentials of remote hearings in a new article, particularly in relation to civil proceedings, from where we were pre-pandemic to the current situation where remote hearings have become the new norm. "This article represents its author’s attempt to m

Terra Firma Chambers has announced that Fergus Colquhoun has joined the stable. Prior to calling, Mr Colquhoun trained with an Edinburgh private client firm, gaining extensive experience in most aspects of urban and rural property law, trust law, and taxation.