Legal Blog
Legal articles and practical guides on Jordanian law, including criminal, State Security, personal-status, civil, and commercial matters.
How Can I Use Mediation to Resolve a Civil or Commercial Dispute in Jordan?
Learn how judicial, private, and consensual mediation operate in Jordan, including attendance requirements, the mediator’s role, confidentiality, and the effect of an approved settlement agreement.
How Do I Register an Association in Jordan, and What Documents and Requirements Apply?
How do I register an association in Jordan, and what documents and requirements apply? This guide explains the competent authority, founder requirements, core documents, statutory timelines, and practical steps when an application is incomplete or delayed.
How Do I Appeal a Civil Judgment in Jordan, and What Is the Deadline?
This practical guide explains who may appeal a civil judgment in Jordan, where the appeal should be filed, the general deadline, and the key information, documents, and fees to verify before filing.
How Do I Apply for a Retrial in Jordan, and What Are the Grounds and Deadline?
This practical guide explains the difference between a retrial, appeal and cassation, the officially identified criminal grounds, the competent authority, and what the reviewed official materials state about deadlines and procedure in Jordan.
How Can I Apply for Bail Release in Jordan? Requirements, Authority, and Procedure
This practical guide explains bail release in Jordan, identifies the competent authority at each stage of a criminal case, and outlines possible guarantees, documents, and filing methods based on the available official information.
How Can a Third Party Challenge a Court Judgment in Jordan?
This guide explains who may file a third-party challenge to a court judgment in Jordan, how the original and incidental forms differ, what is known about timing, and the possible effects on enforcement and the judgment.
How Can I Claim Compensation as a Civil Claimant in a Jordanian Criminal Case?
This practical guide explains the difference between filing a criminal complaint and becoming a civil claimant, the relevant authority, documents, fees, and the effect of that status on appeals, while stressing the need to verify the applicable deadline and procedure in each case.
How Do I File a Cassation Appeal in a Jordanian Civil Case, and What Is the Deadline?
This guide explains cassation appeals in Jordanian civil cases, including the competent court, the 30-day period, and why the judgment’s appealability and method of service must be verified before filing.
What Are an Employee’s Annual Leave Rights in Jordan, and When Can They Claim Payment Instead?
What are an employee’s annual leave rights in Jordan, and when can they claim payment instead? This guide explains the statutory entitlement, proportional calculation, carryover, records, and payment for unused leave when employment ends.
How Can I Attach Money Owed to a Debtor by a Third Party in Jordan? Conditions, Procedure and Objection
This guide explains what can currently be verified from official Jordanian sources about attaching money owed to a debtor by a third party, including the practical enforcement steps and the limits of available information on conditions, service, objections and release of attachment.
How Do I Apply for Interdiction and Appoint a Guardian in Jordan?
This guide explains which court handles applications for interdiction and appointment of a guardian in Jordan, the legally recognized situations reflected in official sources, relevant evidence, the possible effect on property management, and what must be verified regarding appeals and lifting interdiction.
How Can I Request a Judge’s Recusal in Jordan, and What Are the Deadlines and Procedures?
How can I request a judge’s recusal in Jordan, and what are the deadlines and procedures? This guide explains the distinction between recusal, withdrawal, and disqualification, and what should be verified before filing.