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Islamic Law Finance

GSC’s Islamic finance department can advise on a wide range of Sharia compliant products, including:

• Murabaha contracts (cost-plus financing)
• Musharaka (partnership agreements)
• Ijara (leasing arrangements)
• Wakala (agency contracts)
• Tawarruq (cash flow financing)
• Salam (advance payment sale)
• Sukuk (Sharia compliant bond)
• Takaful (insurance contract).

Our dedicated team can advise individuals, companies, banks and sponsors on all aspects of Islamic compliant financing.

Islamic finance products are available to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In fact, many Islamic finance institutions report having more non-Muslim customers than Muslims. The increased popularity in Islamic finance institutions can be attributed to the following benefits of Islamic finance:

• Ethical banking – Islamic finance institutions cannot invest in harmful products or practices such as charging interest, gambling or the consumption of alcohol or tobacco.
• Encouraging financial justice – Islamic finance institutions share the risks and the rewards with their customers through profit and loss sharing which contributes to a more equitable distribution of income and wealth.
• Transparency – Islamic financial institutions are required to operate in a fair and transparent manner, which involves informing customers of the risks and costs associated with the products and services offered.
• Discouraging speculation – Islam prohibits speculation in transactions as this can lead to instability and misallocation of capital. Instead, Islamic finance institutions must focus on deployment of capital to the real economy, to help promote socio-economic justice.

If you would like to discuss Islamic finance products and the options available, please contact Leila Mustafa. We look forward to helping you with your Islamic finance needs.

Islamic Law Finance

GSC’s Islamic finance department can advise on a wide range of Sharia compliant products, including:

• Murabaha contracts (cost-plus financing)
• Musharaka (partnership agreements)
• Ijara (leasing arrangements)
• Wakala (agency contracts)
• Tawarruq (cash flow financing)
• Salam (advance payment sale)
• Sukuk (Sharia compliant bond)
• Takaful (insurance contract).

Our dedicated team can advise individuals, companies, banks and sponsors on all aspects of Islamic compliant financing.

Islamic finance products are available to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In fact, many Islamic finance institutions report having more non-Muslim customers than Muslims. The increased popularity in Islamic finance institutions can be attributed to the following benefits of Islamic finance:

• Ethical banking – Islamic finance institutions cannot invest in harmful products or practices such as charging interest, gambling or the consumption of alcohol or tobacco.
• Encouraging financial justice – Islamic finance institutions share the risks and the rewards with their customers through profit and loss sharing which contributes to a more equitable distribution of income and wealth.
• Transparency – Islamic financial institutions are required to operate in a fair and transparent manner, which involves informing customers of the risks and costs associated with the products and services offered.
• Discouraging speculation – Islam prohibits speculation in transactions as this can lead to instability and misallocation of capital. Instead, Islamic finance institutions must focus on deployment of capital to the real economy, to help promote socio-economic justice.

If you would like to discuss Islamic finance products and the options available, please contact Leila Mustafa. We look forward to helping you with your Islamic finance needs.

Islamic Law Finance

GSC’s Islamic finance department can advise on a wide range of Sharia compliant products, including:

• Murabaha contracts (cost-plus financing)
• Musharaka (partnership agreements)
• Ijara (leasing arrangements)
• Wakala (agency contracts)
• Tawarruq (cash flow financing)
• Salam (advance payment sale)
• Sukuk (Sharia compliant bond)
• Takaful (insurance contract).

Our dedicated team can advise individuals, companies, banks and sponsors on all aspects of Islamic compliant financing.

Islamic finance products are available to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In fact, many Islamic finance institutions report having more non-Muslim customers than Muslims. The increased popularity in Islamic finance institutions can be attributed to the following benefits of Islamic finance:

• Ethical banking – Islamic finance institutions cannot invest in harmful products or practices such as charging interest, gambling or the consumption of alcohol or tobacco.
• Encouraging financial justice – Islamic finance institutions share the risks and the rewards with their customers through profit and loss sharing which contributes to a more equitable distribution of income and wealth.
• Transparency – Islamic financial institutions are required to operate in a fair and transparent manner, which involves informing customers of the risks and costs associated with the products and services offered.
• Discouraging speculation – Islam prohibits speculation in transactions as this can lead to instability and misallocation of capital. Instead, Islamic finance institutions must focus on deployment of capital to the real economy, to help promote socio-economic justice.

If you would like to discuss Islamic finance products and the options available, please contact Leila Mustafa. We look forward to helping you with your Islamic finance needs.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Solicitors

Litigation Law Firm in Holborn

Commercial disputes are an unavoidable part of business and personal life.
When they become part of yours, trust GSC to make life easier.

Commercial disputes can have far-reaching consequences. They can affect existing business and people’s lives, damage relationships and jeopardise future success. That is why GSC takes a realistic and practical view when handling disputes. From start to finish we aim to adopt a commercial and cost-effective approach, designed to achieve an outcome that works for our clients and their business.

We advise on many forms of disputes. Our team have decades of experience in dispute resolution – in the Courts, at specialist tribunals or using arbitration and when appropriate mediation – because of this not many things phase us. When we say we are “hands-on”, we mean it. We work in small focused teams, dedicated to our clients and driven to protect and care for their interests. We always have an eye on cost management. Our service is designed especially for each of our clients and, unlike many of our rivals, not simply processed. We advise on many forms of disputes. Our team have decades of experience in dispute resolution – in the Courts, at specialist tribunals or using arbitration and when appropriate mediation – because of this not many things phase us.

Talk to our litigation solicitors about disputes (both international and domestic) involving the following:

• Jurisdictional disputes including anti-suit injunctions and conflict of laws
• Emergency injunctions (freezing and search and seizure orders)
• Commercial contracts
• Company/shareholders and partnerships
• Fraud
• Commercial and residential property disputes
• Contentious probate
• Debt recovery
• Costs Disputes including security for costs applications

This list is by no means exhaustive. Over the years we have handled many types of cases and we are not shy; if we think you would better served by more specialist advice or would be better served by retaining lawyers in other countries, we can make the introduction from our many contacts built up over many years.

Real Estate Solicitors

Specialists in Commercial Property Law

GSC’s success was built on its property practice.  Today, the heart of our business is a trusted source of legal expertise for commercial and residential real estate transactions.

We are a property law firm that takes a modern and commercial approach but retains traditional values.  One of the main things that our clients appreciate is the fact that there is always some level of involvement by a partner of the firm in every matter we deal with.  We ensure that work is dealt with in a cost-effective way for our clients by fee earners at the most appropriate level but always making sure that of paramountcy is the quality and efficiency of the service we deliver.  Your matter will always be dealt with by a fee earner with appropriate seniority to ensure you receive the service you deserve.  Nothing less.

Our clients range from leading property owners and institutional and private investors to developers and builders, banks and financial institutions, hoteliers, private landlords, entrepreneurs, franchisees, blue chip tenants with complex occupational leases, leisure and healthcare property owners, start-up businesses, established business occupiers and high net-worth individuals, UK-based or off-shore.

Each of them values our significant market reputation and experience in dealing with all types of real estate transaction.

We provide advice on property matters at all levels and have acted on some of the most high profile and cutting edge landlord and tenant cases of the last 10 years including the ground-breaking decision of Daejan Investments Limited v Benson and others and, possibly the most important landlord and tenant case in front of the courts in recent years, EMI Group Ltd v O & H Q1 Ltd.

Our clients ensure we are the first port of call when it comes to property advice.  Make us yours. Talk to GSC’s Real Estate Solicitors about:

• Buying or selling commercial property
• Developing property
• Franchises
• Hotels, Leisure & Healthcare
• Leases of commercial property
• Property Disputes
• Real Estate Finance and Banking

Specialists in Residential Property Law

GSC’s residential property lawyers deal with high-value conveyancing throughout England and Wales, including Crown property and other historical estates.  We understand the complex issues that can arise when dealing with such properties and we know that your best interests are only best served when your conveyancing is managed in a way that fits seamlessly with your tax, family and private wealth management.

That is why residential conveyancing with GSC is never carried out in isolation.  Talk to us and you will find your property lawyers working alongside our Private Client team to ensure all your interests are carefully considered and protected.

Our property lawyers can assist in all aspects of residential property including the disposal or acquisition of freeholds and leaseholds, lease extensions, enfranchisement and rights of first refusal.

See our Residential Conveyancing Services Fees

Contact us – we are here to help you.