Lawyers threaten legal action against Law Society over Sharia law

At last, a breath of sanity and understanding that Sharia is incompatable with Western law and civilization.  It's a shame that we in America must get this information from Voice of Russia news.

FROM VOICEOFRUSSIA.COM:
Lawyers threaten legal action against Law Society over Sharia law

Lawyers are threatening the Law Society with possible legal action after it issued new guidance on drafting Sharia law-compliant wills. The Lawyers’ Secular Society (LSS) criticised the solicitors’ representation body for being “incredibly naive” and caving into religious lobbying groups. VoR's Tim Ecott spoke to Chris Moos, from the Lawyers' Secular Society.

 The Law Society has reecently issued a practice note aimed at helping solicitors “with the intricacies of Sharia succession rules, which is the code of law derived from the Quran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed”.

A Chancery Lane statement said clients in England and Wales “can legally choose to bequeath their assets according to Sharia rules, providing the will isSharia rules are not identical in every Muslim country".

The Law Society said the practice note is intended to assist solicitors who have been instructed to prepare a valid will, which follows Sharia succession rules.

There are differences between Sunni and Shia rules, and different interpretations of Sunni law.

Under Sharia succession rules, the cost of the burial and any debts are paid first, the a third of the estate may be given to charities or individuals who are not obligatory heirs and finally, the remainder is given to a defined set of 'primary' and then 'residual' heirs.

The Lawyers’ Secular Society says it opposes any faith-based arbitration or mediation which is not compatible with the fundamental principles of UK law, such as gender equality and equality of bargaining power.

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