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What does Bai or bay mean?
In Islamic finance practice, bai (also bay’) describes a sale contract that transfers ownership of specified goods or assets for an agreed price. It is not defined in UK or Irish legislation; the term comes from classical Islamic jurisprudence and is used in Sharia‑compliant financing and trade documentation governed by English, Scots, Northern Irish or Irish law. Key legal features include identification and availability of the subject matter, certainty of price and terms, transfer of title and risk on sale or delivery as agreed, and the exclusion of interest (riba) and excessive uncertainty (gharar). Common applications include cost‑plus sales (murabaha), forward purchases (salam) and manufacturing or construction contracts (istisna’), and structures supporting sukuk and commodity trade finance. Across the UK and Ireland the usage is consistent: bai is a descriptive concept informing deal structure. Local courts will generally interpret and enforce the underlying contract by its chosen governing law and documented sale mechanics, rather than by applying Sharia principles as a system of law.
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PRACTICE NOTES
2022 appeal round-up and tracker: key civil litigation decisions and forthcoming Supreme Court cases (England and Wales)

Practice Note This Practice Note consists of two strands created to help dispute resolution practitioners remain up to date with developments in case law that affect their field, or which influence civil litigation procedure more generally: selected forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court are highlighted below; see Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 summaries of significant appeal decisions in England and Wales (ie rulings of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and, where appropriate, certain judgments of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Court of Justice of the European Union), and ECtHR, which we have covered; see: Key forthcoming appeal cases—2022 You can navigate this content using the table of contents in the left-hand margin. Alternatively, search this tracker using [CTRL]+[F]. This material is not intended to be a comprehensive register of every appeal or major decision relevant to dispute resolution practitioners. Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 Tort and negligence ...

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Bai Salam (Shari'ah-compliant forward sale): structure, required elements, parallel contracts, excluded assets, delivery and security, variation/termination, and distinctions from istisna'a, futures and short-selling

Terminology In bai salam arrangements, the purchaser is known as the rabb-us-salam, the vendor as the muslam ilaih, the agreed price as the ra’s-ul-mal, and the underlying item as the muslam fih. Owing to the historic foundations of Shari'ah principles—and the jurisprudence informing bai salam—the language largely centres on commodities, particularly within agriculture. As contemporary Shari'ah structures have broadened to suit a wider range of situations, this Practice Note will therefore use ‘assets’ rather than ‘commodities’. It should be noted that not every asset is suitable for a bai salam arrangement (see the section on ‘Excluded assets’ below). The roots of bai salam reach back to the earliest Islamic era, created to assist farmers and agricultural labourers who needed funds to cultivate crops and deliver the harvest. Bai salam is also commonly termed bay salam, bai al-salam, bay al-salam, or simply salam. Impact of differing Shari'ah schools of thought and scholars: a number of Shari'ah-compliant transactions, particularly those that have been in operation for a significant amount of...

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