SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia to allow female lawyers

SAUDI Arabia intends to allow local women to practice law in a departure from a long-standing policy of banning female lawyers due to social and religious constraints, a Saudi newspaper has reported.   The Saudi cabinet is expected to issue a law shortly permitting female university law graduates to be lawyers and appeal in court following the preparation of relevant...
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