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Anonymous of 04:18 is spot on as regards the ill-judged hysteria in the press and elsewhere over this matter at the weekend and today (including the comments of Mr Klendjian quoted above), and the dangers of the Law Society giving advice on matters not within its expertise or remit. The Law Society is not in any way legitimising and normalising any Sharia practice. Also, it should not be campaigning for or against policies that seek to discriminate against women (or anyone else) except where they concern the profession or the administration of justice. It is a matter for each solicitor to decide whether or not to take instructions from a client who wishes to dispose of his or her assets in a manner which seems unreasonable on whatever grounds.