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  • Lawyers 'can wear veils in court' [UK]

    11/09/2006 8:27:45 PM PST · by aculeus · 28 replies · 791+ views
    BBC News on line ^ | November 10, 2006 | Unsigned
    Legal advisers and solicitors may wear the Islamic veil in court unless it interferes with the "interests of justice", judges have been told. The judiciary were told to use their discretion to interpret the temporary guidance, which covers all courts. The advice was issued by immigration tribunals chief Mr Justice Hodge after a case had to be halted when a legal adviser refused to remove her veil. The Lord Chief Justice said full rules on the veils issue were being drawn up. Case adjourned Earlier this week it emerged legal adviser Shabnam Mughal had refused to remove her headwear during...
  • Great Britain: Trial halted over lawyer's veil (Full-face veil interfered with communication)

    11/07/2006 3:24:50 AM PST · by Stoat · 37 replies · 1,334+ views
    The Sun (U.K.) ^ | November 7, 2006 | JOHN SCOTT
       Full-face ... lawyer dressed in veil like this one    EXCLUSIVE  Trial halted over lawyer's veil By JOHN SCOTTNovember 07, 2006           AN immigration tribunal was halted yesterday after a lawyer twice refused a judge’s request to remove her veil.  Shabnam Mughal was dressed from head to foot in black with a full-face veil leaving just her eyes visible.Miss Mughal was acting for Sikh businessman Jagdev Singh in his appeal against the Home Office’s refusal to grant his nephew permission to visit the UK.She was asked to remove the veil by tribunal chairman George Glossop during...