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Courts and procedure
Judicial principles and studies
This study summarizes how an appellate court should apply Article 202 after a cassation decision and the requirements for a foreign judgment to be considered final before conferring enforceable status in Jordan.
Read the studyWork and employment
Judicial principles and studies
A concise summary of a worker’s entitlement to pay for the weekly rest day and additional remuneration when working on that day under Article 59/b (150%), and guidance on calculating entitlements when Friday working hours vary.
Read the studyCompanies and partners
Judicial principles and studies
The study summarizes rules for creditors’ claims during liquidation and the impact on employee claims, explains when suing the liquidator is proper or unfounded, and addresses the effect of an acknowledgement-and-undertaking instrument.
Read the studyCompensation and insurance
Judicial principles and studies
A concise summary of when reconsideration of cassation decisions is permitted for formal defects contrary to law, and the judicial controls developed to protect the finality of judgments.
Read the studyCompanies and partners
Judicial principles and studies
This summary explains that naming a partner as representative directs the suit against the partnership, outlines res judicata prerequisites, and states appellate courts' duty to address appeal grounds. It notes res judicata was not established in the presented procedural history because no final judgment ensued.
Read the studyCompensation and insurance
Judicial principles and studies
The study distinguishes between annulment suits under Article 13—brought by the registered owner to restore registration or obtain compensation—and creditor actions declaring a debtor’s disposition ineffective to protect the creditors' general guarantee.
Read the studyLeases and use rights
Judicial principles and studies
A concise summary of the rules on entitlement to the end-of-service reward and its interaction with disability pay and retirement referral, clarifying limits on restrictive interpretation and the possibility of concurrent benefits.
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Judicial principles and studies
The study explains how an injunction action concerning a property benefit is valued using the annual market rent determined by expert appraisal, how combined claims are aggregated, and how the claim value affects fees, jurisdiction and appealability.
Read the studyContracts and obligations
Judicial principles and studies
This summary outlines the core difference between employment and agency contracts regarding the nature of tasks and legal subordination, noting that agency excludes material acts under the civil definition.
Read the studyProperty and real estate
Judicial principles and studies
A concise summary of how courts recharacterize contracts when a sale conceals a gift, the formalities issue and special rules on land allocations. Emphasizes identifying the law in force at the time of the transaction.
Read the studyCourts and procedure
Judicial principles and studies
A brief summary of when a decisive oath is admissible and its limits, the appellate court's lawful power to adhere to its prior ruling, and related points on labor issues and personal evidence.
Read the studyCourts and procedure
Judicial principles and studies
A brief summary explaining that confining the dispute to a cassation sub-issue does not automatically equalize the appellant's position, and that the appellate court must treat two separate expropriations independently. Source: Public Rights Cassation No. 324/2025.
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