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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Burden of Proof in Tax Increases and True Gross Income

Summary explaining the allocation of proof obligations between the taxpayer and the tax authority in tax increase cases, pursuant to Articles 46(a), 33(c)(1) and 34(b) of the Income Tax Law.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Intervention and Joinder Requests: Statutory Time Limits for Filing

The study summarizes how the amendment to Article 59 affects the applicable time limits, showing that joinder/intervention requests by a defendant fall under the same filing period for the answer.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesFamily and personal status

Joint Liability for Newborn's Medical Expenses: Differing Sources of Obligation between the Child's Guardian and the Mother

A concise summary of payment obligations after a newborn's NICU care: the father's legal duty as guardian, the mother's undertaking, and how differing sources of obligation affect joint liability.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesWork and employment

Insistence on the Prior Decision and Amending or Adding Reasons

The study outlines the procedures in Article 202 of the Civil Procedure Code governing how the appellate court must act after a cassation decision, and the limits when accepting the cassation or insisting on the prior ruling.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesContracts and obligations

Annulment of Proceedings and a Minor Reaching Majority During the Action

This summary examines the consequences of annulled procedures and the effect of a defendant minor attaining majority during proceedings, the inapplicability of Article (188/5) when procedures are void, and the lawfulness of plaintiffs' construction funded from their own resources when supported by established evidence.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Compensation for Expropriation within the Jordan Valley Authority — Jurisdiction and Valuation Procedure

Article 21 of the Jordan Valley Authority law vests the Authority with exclusive competence to assess expropriation compensation through its valuation committees. Ordinary courts lack functional jurisdiction over compensation claims within the area.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Technical Expertise, Court Supervision and Effects on Vehicle Recovery

A concise review of the consequences of conducting technical expertise without court supervision under Article 83 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and related effects on compensation claims and vehicle recovery.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesTax and banking

Import Stamp Duties, Accounting Expert Role, and Court Duties

A brief summary addressing whether submitting the agreement with the tax return makes it subject to import stamp duties, the limits of an accounting expert’s role in legal-text analysis, and the permissibility of an appellate court citing a prior Court of Cassation decision between the same parties.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesWork and employment

Validity of Representation, Agent Removal, and Their Effect on Proceedings

The points indicate that a power of attorney remains effective until final adjudication unless the file shows its termination, and that notice to a former agent is effective if no dismissal is recorded in the case file.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesLeases and use rights

Intervention and Joinder Requests: Rules for Adding a Party in a Different Capacity

The study outlines conditions for adding parties not named in the original pleading to avoid multiplicity of litigation, requiring a connection between the pending claim and the joinder request. It also notes that procedural acceptance of joinder does not decide substantive liability.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Res Judicata: Unity of Parties, Subject and Cause

A brief summary of the conditions for a final judgment to have preclusive effect under Article 41 of the Evidence Law, explaining the notions of identity of subject and identity of cause and the effect of any missing condition.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesWork and employment

Complementary Oath

A complementary oath is an oath the court directs on its own initiative to remedy incomplete evidence in prosecution or defense; it serves to supplement the court’s conviction but cannot stand as the sole proof.

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