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Courts in England are debating whether to stop requiring wigs as part of the dress code for barristers. The discussions come after complaints from several black barristers who alleged that the archaic piece of dress code for the country’s lawyers is discriminatory against those with Afro-Carribean hair, the U.K. Telegraph reported. “Following questions from barristers about wigs and hair discrimination, the Bar Council set up a working group to consider court dress in the context of all protected characteristics,” a Bar Council spokesman told The Telegraph. “The findings of the working group a…

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