The Law Society, on 23 November, withdrew controversial guidelines for solicitors on how to compile ‘shari’a compliant’ wills, amid complaints that they encouraged discrimination against women and non-Muslims.
Andrew Caplen, president of the Society, apologised and said the criticism had been taken on board.
It follows a storm of protest after it was reported in March that the Society had issued a practice note to solicitors effectively enshrining aspects of Islamic law in the British legal system. The guidelines advised High Street solicitors on how to write Islamic wills in a way that would be recognised by courts in England and Wales.
