lord neuberger said that judicial policy on veil-wearing was decided on a case-by-case basis  women should not be allowed to cover their faces with veils in criminal trials, britain’s most senior judge has said, as he publicly backed the home secretary’s review of sharia courts.  in his first comments on the issue, lord neuberger said that no witnesses should be allowed to cover their face if there was any question about their credibility.  sponsored  “i can see serious difficulties with the idea that a witness should have her head covered where evidence is contested. if there is any question of credibility, it should be uncovered,” the president of the supreme court said.  “the jury system works in this country by contested evidence being decided by witnesses giving evidence before a jury and having credibility weighed — and one factor taken
veils should not be allowed in court, says britain’s top judge