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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Customs — Cash Deposit or Guarantee as Condition for Admissibility of Claim

Article 231(b) of the Customs Law requires a cash deposit or bank guarantee equal to 25% of the amounts claimed (including fees and fines), or the amount acknowledged by the claimant, as a condition for a claim to be heard in customs courts.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesLegal practice and guidance

Constitutionality of Article 48/2 of the Lawyers Association Law

A brief summary explaining the legislator's discretion in regulating rights and how Article 48/2 relates to the right to litigate, noting the practical purpose of assigning disputes over withdrawal to the association council.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Service on Agents / Conditions for Valid Electronic Notification

A brief summary setting out when serving court papers on a lawyer-agent by electronic or mobile means is valid, and when such service is void and ineffectual.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesLeases and use rights

Customs - Criminal Liability: Transfer of Deposited Goods in Free Zones and the Transferor's Liability

Brief summary: Where deposited goods in a free-zone warehouse are transferred by deed under free-zone supervision and later found to have been smuggled after being placed in the transferee’s leased warehouse, Article 5(2) of the Customs Procedures in Free Zones Reg. No.62/2012 precludes criminal prosecution of the transferor and requires a declaration of innocence.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Conditions for Acceptance of Reconsideration of a Cassation Decision (Form and Merits)

A brief summary of the formal conditions for accepting a request to reopen a cassation decision, and the effect of continuing leave to appeal and the filing deadline under the cited provisions and case law.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCrime and penalties

Civil Judge's Relation to the Res Judicata Effect of Criminal Judgments in Traffic Accidents

A short overview of when criminal-court findings bind civil courts in traffic-accident disputes, the limits of that binding effect, and the practical role of traffic expertise in apportioning civil liability.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesTax and banking

Invalidation of Debtor's Dispositions in Jordanian Civil Law: Conditions for Challenge

The study outlines how Jordanian law departs from other Arab systems on challenges to debtor dispositions and sets out the conditions tied to the nature, timing and encirclement of debt.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Independence of Litigation Stages and Limits of Objection

The study explains that each litigation stage is an independent dispute, that labeling a judgment as 'deemed default' does not alter its nature when the defendant was absent, and summarizes objection rules under Article 9 of the Magistrate Courts Law.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesTax and banking

Income Tax – Financial Claims: Evidence Obtained Illegally

The study examines how confidentiality under Article 62 of Income Tax Law No. 34/2014 affects the admissibility of evidence procured by parties from the tax department in breach of the law.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesTax and banking

Status of the Orphans' Funds Development Institution and an Injunction Suit

The summary reviews statutory and interpretive material on whether the Orphans' Funds Development Institution qualifies as a government 'circle' and the resulting effect on applying Article 9 of the Law on Management of State Claims in an injunction suit.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCrime and penalties

Gross disparity, third‑party acts and collusion in share valuation

The study examines the proof requirements for seeking revaluation where fraud or collusion is alleged in valuation committees, and the resulting legal effects on the contracting party's liability.

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Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Monetary Claim: Denial of Instrument, Comparison and Handwriting Examination, and Timing Aspects

The study summarizes the court's duty to order comparison and handwriting examination when a party denies a signature on an ordinary instrument, the probative value of a clear expert report, limits on the denier's personal evidence, and the claimant's rights regarding undated instruments.

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