The Firm: controversial fly-on-wall legal doc is back
Episode two finds the solicitor and campaigner set his sights on abolishing Crown immunity laws which prevent institutions such as the Scottish Prison Service being held criminally responsible for deaths in custody.
The final episode focuses on several asylum cases being handled by The Firm's immigration team, including that of a Namibian woman who came to Scotland to claim asylum based on her sexuality and the domestic violence she faced in Namibia.
The press release for The Firm says it promises 'a unique and unfiltered insight into all the tactical manoeuvres, setbacks, controversies and battles involved in lengthy legal proceedings, as well as highlighting Aamer and his team's personal motivations for taking on such challenging and unrelenting work'.
The new series, narrated by Gail Porter and produced by STV Studios Factual, is a follow-up to The Firm, which aired on BBC Scotland in 2023 and is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
The first series attracted criticism for its blend of serious legal matters and light-hearted office politics.
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Aamer Anwar said: 'This series will show you the families we are honoured to work with, who inspire us, who symbolise what justice should be about, not a gentleman's club, not the vanity of wigs and gowns, but ordinary people who demand justice as a right and not a privilege. No lawyer should ever be afraid to raise their voice for the truth and I hope The Firm shows that is exactly what we fight to do.'
The Firm launches on BBC Scotland at 9pm on Tuesday 17 June, with all episodes on BBC iPlayer the same day.
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