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Legal guide to UK nuclear decommissioning and new build: regulation, procurement, project structures, financing, documentation and contracting risks
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Legal guide to UK nuclear decommissioning and new build: regulation, procurement, project structures, financing, documentation and contracting risks
The UK nuclear market for construction industry supply chain members is significant. For 2015/16, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority forecast expenditure of £3.3bn solely for civil decommissioning; factor in military decommissioning and the substantial prospective value of nuclear new build and the total opportunity is vast. The field demands an extensive span of construction inputs, ranging from major civil engineering, demolition and project management, through to design disciplines and facilities management (with plenty more in addition). Certain offerings call for dedicated nuclear expertise, while others do not; nevertheless, every participant in the nuclear supply chain must recognise the particular considerations that attach to working in this arena. Regulation is stringent in the nuclear arena, especially within the UK, and the contractual frameworks and documentation employed can be accordingly intricate. This Practice Note offers a primer on the sector from the viewpoint of a legal
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Islamic property finance: Ijarah, diminishing Musharaka, commodity Murabaha and Wakala documentation, structuring, tax, regulatory and investment issues, and English/Shari'ah law considerations
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Islamic property finance: Ijarah, diminishing Musharaka, commodity Murabaha and Wakala documentation, structuring, tax, regulatory and investment issues, and English/Shari'ah law considerations
Islamic real estate finance Islamic real estate finance is gaining increasing traction and has become firmly embedded in the UK and global property arenas. Worldwide Islamic finance assets are assessed at over US$4.5tn, with the sector forecast to keep expanding to US$6.7trn by 2027. This growth has been, and is expected to remain, driven by worldwide economic developments, evolving demographic trends, higher income levels and rising investment from the Gulf Co-operation Council, itself spurred by strong returns across the Halal, infrastructure and Sukuk segments. Consequently, the UK is well positioned to continue capturing the advantages of this consistently expanding market. At the same time, conventional financial institutions are increasingly turning to Islamic finance to complement traditional equity and debt solutions. The purpose of this Practice Note is to consider in detail the principal Islamic real estate finance structures set out
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