UK Bill to Amend 1996 Arbitration Act

.... The 1996 Arbitration Act allows for private arbitration or private third-party arrangements in civil disputes; as has been widely reported, a number of Muslim groups have taken advantage of this provision to establish private shariah courts, leading to reports of inheritances doled out unequally between male and female relatives, and of women “persuaded” to drop complaints to the police about domestic violence. [Harry’s Place] Read more