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'UK role' for Sharia law

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The Lord Chief Justice has said there is a place in the legal system for some aspects of Islamic Sharia law.

Lord Phillips said he believes it could help settle disputes involving British Muslims, provided it does not conflict with English law.

James Westhead reports.

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