Dedicated judicial section

Courts, judicial principles, and enforcement

A dedicated section for studies and summaries about Jordanian courts, procedures, fees, enforcement, attachment, judicial principles, and decisions.

200

judicial studies and summaries

Content

General editorial summaries with source links, not complete judgment texts.

Search

Search by subject, year, or judicial authority.

Professional reference

Ashraf Al-Khawaja & Associates

Study directory

Explore courts, principles, and enforcement

Showing 200 results from 200 studies, with links to original pages and sources where available.

Request legal review
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Assessment of Claim Value and Compensation for Land Value Loss from Electrical Installations

For admitting a cassation appeal the controlling measure is the claim value at filing, considering parties' demands; compensation for loss of land value from electrical works is confined to the affected area as defined by safety-distance rules.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Appellate Court's Insistence on Prior Decision and the Option to Follow Cassation

A brief summary explaining that Article 202 of the Civil Procedure Law allows an appellate court to accept cassation or insist on its prior ruling, depending on whether the cassation raises a question of law or concerns the weighing of evidence.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesWork and employment

Judicial Body Unity and Leave to Cassation in Relation to Claim Value

Summary of principles: the court of cassation functions as a single judicial body, a judge's leave decision produces binding legal effects, and a directly filed cassation must be examined on its merits rather than refused for claim-value grounds.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesTax and banking

Customs — Smuggling by Documents — Weight of Evidence

A brief summary outlining how evidence is weighed in customs smuggling cases using all means of proof, addressing the role of declared value and the validity of attorney representation in procedural integrity.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCrime and penalties

Penal policy: substituting custodial sentences under Article 25 (repeated)

The study outlines a legislative approach to replace imprisonment with prescribed alternatives to rehabilitate first-time offenders and avoid harms of short-term custody, and specifies appealability rules depending on when substitution is granted.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesWork and employment

Effect of "and others" in Appeal Lists and the Appellate Court's Authority to Find Facts

A concise summary of judicial principles on the validity of an appeal list containing "and others", the effect of naming a person in a personal capacity, and the limits of cassation review over factual findings.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesLeases and use rights

Judge of Urgent Matters — Request for Precautionary Attachment of Funds

The study explains that the urgent‑matters judge's role in a precautionary attachment request is limited to examining the apparent documents to establish a known, due, unconditional debt, and that the appellate court's substantive probing of contract terms was contrary to law and subject to cassation.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesFamily and personal status

Guardianship and Newborn Medical Expenses: Father's Obligation and Solvent Mother

A short summary explaining the father's guardianship-based obligation to pay a newborn's treatment costs, the mother's role when the father is unable or absent, and the legal basis of obligations arising directly from law.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Death of a Party and Notification of Heirs: Impact on Procedural Validity

The study examines how a party's death affects procedural validity and the statutory requirements for notifying heirs under the Civil Procedure Code, noting the necessary joinder and notification steps.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Agency, Signature Verification, Partial Nullity and a Fine Equal to One-Fifth of the Debt

The study summarizes the distinction between monetary claims and signature-verification actions, the effects of a judgment exceeding pleaded relief under an agency, and the mandatory fine when an execution objection is proven false.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Remanding the Case to the Appellate Court after Cassation

A brief outline of the effect of cassation remand to the appellate court and the mandatory character of Articles 182/4, 201 and 202 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
2026
Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesTax and banking

Tax Objections: Address Changes and Notification Methods (Art. 62 & Art. 63(b)(1))

This study summarizes how the registered address or last tax return address affects tax notifications and when publication may be used if no address, PO box, or postal code is recorded.

General editorial study; verify the official source

Read study
Source noticeThese are general editorial summaries, not complete judgments or a substitute for reviewing a matter. Verify the official source and latest amendments, and consult Ashraf Al-Khawaja before taking action.