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Shari’ah Law: Understanding your client
Jo Summers explains the point of the Law Society’s shari’ah practice note on wills, succession and trusts ‘There is nothing in English law to prevent someone choosing, for religious reasons, to distribute their estate in accordance with shari’ah succession laws.’ A great outcry erupted in March when the Daily Telegraph announced that ‘Islamic law is …
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