The solicitors’ watchdog has been forced to delete from its website references to professional guidance on drawing up Sharia-compliant wills.
The guidance was issued in May by the Law Society and prompted claims by some commentators that it was effectively enshrining Islamic law in the legal system by recognising the legitimacy of some Sharia principles.
The profession’s watchdog, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), then referred to the guidance on its website, prompting criticism that it was endorsing Sharia compliance, in breach of its public sector duty of equality. [The Times (£)] Read more
