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Judicial principles and studiesProperty and real estate

Mesne Profits for an Immoveable Sold Under a Void Sale: When Entitlement Begins under General Assembly Decision 481/2023

A limited editorial summary of a General Assembly decision on mesne profits after a void sale of immovable property, focusing on the relationship between possession, the seller's judicial demand, and the start of entitlement.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Employment and Company Disputes: Employee Benefits, Company Liability, and Legal Personality in General Assembly Decisions

A focused study bringing together General Assembly principles on employee benefits and overtime, a lawyer working within a company, and the continuing legal personality of a partnership after changes to its records.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Financial recovery and compensation for loss arising from an oral agency contract

The plaintiff’s claims split into a contractual claim against the oral agent and a restitution claim against the recipient; the principles distinguish agent liability limits from unjust enrichment against the beneficiary.

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Judicial principles and studiesTax and banking

Withholding of Income Tax — Foreign (Non‑Resident) Company

A brief summary explaining when a non‑resident's income is subject to withholding under specific Income Tax Law provisions, and when inspection services for goods exported outside Jordan are not taxable.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompanies and partners

Principal's Name and Probative Value of Unsigned Computerized Extract

This summary outlines the rules on power of attorney validity and the evidentiary weight of unsigned computerized extracts, and explains appeal mechanics and consequences of cassation under the civil procedure code.

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Judicial principles and studiesLeases and use rights

Tenant's Disposition of the Right of Use (Assignment of Lease and Sublease)

A brief summary distinguishing assignment of lease from sublease, their effects on transfer of rights and obligations, and the court's role in characterizing the transaction.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Abuse of Rights in Litigation and Its Controls in Unfair Competition Claims

A concise summary of the legal basis for abuse of rights in litigation, the legal controls applied in unfair competition cases, and the practical scope for claiming damages.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Valuation of Expropriation Compensation Claims and Attorney Fees

A brief summary of judicial principles on when a claimant is deemed successful for fee purposes in claims valued only by outcome/experts, entitlement to attorney fees, and limits on an expropriator's liability when using expropriated land as a cemetery.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Vehicle falling on person during wheel fitting — scope of compulsory insurance coverage

A brief summary explaining criteria for covering a vehicle fall onto a person during wheel replacement under compulsory insurance, distinguishing spontaneous falls from those resulting from the injured party's act.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Distinguishing Creditor's Action for Non-Effect of Debtor's Disposition from Annulment under Article 13 of the Real Property Law

A brief summary clarifying the substantive distinction between annulment claims under Article 13 of the Real Property Law and creditors' actions to render a debtor's disposition non-effective under the Civil Code, highlighting effects on buyers and creditors.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Sham Contracts, Their Proof, and Partners' Testimony

A concise summary of the division between absolute and relative sham contracts, limits on proof methods, the admissibility of partners' testimony in an LLC, and the option to raise sham as a defense or separate claim.

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Judicial principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Employment, Arbitrary Dismissal, End-of-Service Pay and Preclusive Effect of Judgments

This study summarizes when a court may use a prior judgment as supporting evidence without violating the relative effect of judgments, the proof of a 1959 staff regulation as basis for end-of-service pay, and the protection of that entitlement as an acquired right under law.

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