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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Objection to the Schedule of Rights under the Land Settlement Law

The study summarizes the Article 12 procedure for objecting to the schedule of rights and addresses the absence of a statutory deadline for evidence, noting that Article 57 of the Civil Procedure Code does not apply to such objections.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesContracts and obligations

Evidence: Fictitious Price and Oath of Truthfulness of an Acknowledgment

The points distinguish two types of statements under Article 7 of the Evidence Law and show that price amounts and receipt acknowledgments in a sale contract belong to the type that can be contradicted by ordinary evidence, including oath.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Multiple Appellate Petitions, Fee, and Scope of the Judicial Claim

A brief summary explaining that multiple appeals against the same judgment are permitted, the appeal fee is paid once, and how the claim's scope and judicial limits are determined.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesContracts and obligations

Appellate Court Options on Cassation

A brief summary of the two paths available to an appellate court after a cassation decision: full compliance with the cassation or issuing a judgment of persistence subject to the requirements of Article 160 and Article 188(4).

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesWork and employment

Constitutionality of Written‑Order Cassation and Standing Limits (Article 291)

The study summarizes the safeguards under Article 291 for cassation by written order, how limiting who may invoke it affects parties' ability to challenge, and the role of standing rules before the Constitutional Court.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCrime and penalties

Validity Conditions of Discharge as a Unilateral Act and Its Relation to Gift

A brief summary of the legal rules governing discharge as a unilateral act subject to unilateral-transfer and gift rules, clarifying the required subject-matter conditions and the limits of criminal-procedure decisions' effect in civil proceedings.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesTax and banking

Income Tax: Non‑resident Service Income and Inspection of Exported Goods

The study concludes that income earned by a non‑resident for a service not performed in Jordan and whose outputs are not used in Jordan is not subject to income tax under the Income Tax Law and the territoriality principle. This covers fees for inspection of exported goods that were examined outside Jordan.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesFamily and personal status

Following a cassation ruling on directing the oath of proof in inheritance claims

This summary outlines the court's authority to direct the oath of proof under Article (54/2)(a) of the Evidence Law, and the obligation of the court of appeal, when a case is remitted, to implement the cassation ruling by questioning parties or directing a complementary oath.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Invalidity of Proceedings for Improper Representation (Public Order)

The appellate court found the trial proceedings void because the special power of attorney did not authorize representation, requiring remand to correct the proceedings and for a new judgment, as the issue implicates public order.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesWork and employment

Prior permission to cassation, appeal deadline, and procedural dismissal

A brief summary showing that prior leave to cassation remains effective, the ten-day appeal period applies to each cassation filed under that leave, and appeals lodged beyond statutory periods are procedurally dismissed.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Limitation of Attachment: Expert-Appraisal Rules, Appeal Permission and Second-Appeal Period

A brief summary explaining that a limitation-of-attachment request is ancillary to a provisional attachment, that urgent‑matters judges conduct valuation expertises, and outlining rules on fees, reuse of prior expert reports, and the timeframe for a second appeal.

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2026

Jordanian Judicial Council – principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Permission to Appeal (Tamyiz) in an Application: Continuation and Time Limit for Appeal

Summary explaining that permission to appeal remains effective until the final judgment, covering permissions granted for applications within the suit, with a ten‑day filing condition for successors.

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