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Tax and banking
2026
Comprehensive legal guide on the procedures for enforcing court rulings and execution instruments in Jordan, asset attachment methods, and recent debtor imprisonment amendments.
Read studyCrime and penalties
2026
Invoices should be produced through their issuer or maker; otherwise, they may not be relied upon as evidence.
Read judgmentCourts and procedure
2026
A name may be changed where there is a legitimate basis for substitution. If the name causes serious embarrassment, psychological harm, or ridicule, and the applicant has a genuine interest in changing it without undermining the stability of transactions and documents, the request may be allowed.
Read judgmentCrime and penalties
2026
The contractor, engineer, and supervising engineer may bear joint liability under the Civil Code to compensate the employer for a defect in the building that threatens its safety.
Read judgmentCrime and penalties
2026
With earnest money, the agreed amount may be due from the party who withdraws even without proof of damage. A contractual penalty, by contrast, is generally linked to the existence of damage, subject to the contract and applicable civil rules.
Read judgmentCrime and penalties
2026
An award of diyya does not depend on a criminal conviction. Civil liability is distinct from and does not negate criminal liability, subject to Article 271 of the Civil Code.
Read judgmentLeases and use rights
2026
Rent is due when the benefit is obtained or available. A landlord may not interfere with the tenant’s enjoyment. If use is entirely lost, rent falls due no longer from the time the benefit was lost; if the loss is partial but materially affects use, the tenant may terminate and rent falls from termination.
Read judgmentCrime and penalties
2026
Criminal intent in the form of bad faith must be proved. An acquittal alone does not necessarily establish that the complaint was malicious; evidence of bad faith and malice is required.
Read judgmentLeases and use rights
2026
Under the principle shown, a release signed on the day the employer terminates the employment or the worker resigns, rather than during the employment relationship, is treated as invalid and without effect.
Read judgmentCrime and penalties
2026
The stated principle does not require every heir to waive a personal right for the waiver to be considered a discretionary mitigating ground; waiver by one heir may suffice, with the material referring to Criminal Cassation Decisions 101/1999 and 1100/2011.
Read judgmentFamily and personal status
2026
A debt claim against an estate may proceed by joining one heir as defendant; it is not necessary, according to the stated principle, to join every heir.
Read judgmentCompensation and insurance
2026
Under the principle shown in the supplied material, moral damages under Article 267 of the Civil Code are linked to a permanent disability. If the injury heals without permanent disability or disfigurement, moral damages are not available on that basis.
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