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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Compensation for Damage from Harmful Acts: Direct and Causal Liability (Expert Opinion)

Brief summary outlining the three elements of tort liability (harmful act, damage, causation), noting that concealing a narcotic constitutes an unlawful act fulfilling the first element. It also explains how direct causation can trigger liability regardless of intent.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesFamily and personal status

Appointment of the Reference in Negative Jurisdiction Conflicts Between First‑Instance and Magistrate Courts

A brief summary explaining which authority appoints the competent court when a negative jurisdiction conflict arises between a first‑instance court and a magistrate court, based on the cited statutory provisions.

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2026

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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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesWork and employment

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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2026

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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2026

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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2026

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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2026

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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2026

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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2026

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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2026

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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2026

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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