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Tax Services Includes:
1-NTN Registration of Individual, AOP, Company for Income Tax / Sales Tax
2- Tax Returns Filing of Individual / Salaried Person / AOP / Companies & others
3-Tax Litigation/Prosecution

Corporate Services Includes:
1-Registeration of Company / Firm / Shop/ Institutes
2- Partnership Deed
3- Contract & Cooperation / Loan Agreements

IPR Services Includes:
1- Trade Mark / Copyright / Patent Registration
2- Litigation & Prosecution

Litigation Work Includes:
-Banking Loan Cases
-Consumer / Tax / Employment / Family & Guardian Cases
Please contact:

Rabia Amjad
Advocate, Tax & Corporate Consultant
[email protected]

Jordan Legal System

2. Legislative System
The Constitutional Monarch in Jordan, in accordance with the provisions of the Jordanian Constitution of 1952, enjoys wide powers such as the appointment and dismissal of the Prime Minister.

In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, laws are proposed by the Council of Minister for the approval of Parliament who also has the right to propose the promulgation of laws. All laws have to be approved ultimately by the king.

Main corporate and commercial laws:

The Civil Code law No. 43 of 1976.
Companies law No. 22 of 1997.
Financial Papers law No. 23 of 1997


Jordanian Judicial System

3. The Judicial System

Jordanian courts are also organised to form two main divisions civil and criminal. They and are also generally divided into three stages of litigation namely: courts of first instance, appeal and cassation. Personal Status Courts dealing with personal status matters form the third division and are organised in two stages, first instance and appeal. Additionally there are specialised courts which deal with specific matters such as labour and customs courts. State security matters are also referred to special courts.

4. Jordanian Judiciary

Judges are usually appointed by the Ministry of Justice from amongst graduates of recognised law colleges who begin their careers by serving as clerks and officer of the courts. Judges are assigned to serve in courts, transferred and promoted by the Ministry of Justice.

5. The Legal Profession in Jordan

Practising lawyers have to be members of the Jordanian Lawyers Association. Lawyers have to undergo a period of training before being allowed to plead cases in the different divisions of the courts.

Laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2. Legislative Procedures

Measures were recently adopted in Saudi Arabia adopted to improve its absolute monarchy system of government such as the issue of a Constitution and establishment of a Consultative Council. In 1992 a Royal Decree was issued adopting the Fundamental Government Statute (Constitution). Article One of this Statute provides that Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic state with Islam as its religion, the Holy Quran as its Constitution, Arabic its language and Riyadh its capital. This Statute also provided for the establishment of a Consultative Council of a Chairman and 60 members appointed by the King chosen from amongst people of knowledge, experience and expertise.

In accordance with the provisions of the above Statute the Holy Quran is the Constitution of Saudi Arabia and the laws and regulations are promulgated in the Kingdom in accordance with Shariah, the Statute and the Council of Ministers and the Consultative Council Regulations. These Laws and Regulations are issued by Royal Decrees upon the approval of the Council of Ministers chaired and the Consultative Council who also has the right to suggest laws to the Council of Minister.

3. Main corporate and commercial laws

Royal Decree for the Regulation of Companies No. M6 of 1965 (as amended).
Royal Decree for the Regulation of Commercial Agencies No. 11 of 1962 (as amended). Implementation Rules for Commercial Agencies Regulations No. 1897 of 1981.

4. The Judicial System

The local Saudi courts who apply Shariah have the jurisdiction to review all matters civil, criminal or personal status. However, the Royal Decree for the Regulation of Companies No. M6 of 1965 (as amended) provided in its Article 232 for the establishment of a Commission for the settlement of of commercial companies disputes. When the jurisdiction of this Commission was later expanded to cover commercial disputes as well, it became known as the Commission for the settlement of commercial disputes. Decisions of the Commission maybe appealed to the special appeals tribunal.

5. The Judiciary

While judges of the local courts are usually appointed by the Ministry of Justice from amongst graduates of recognised Shariah/law colleges, members of the commission for the settlement of disputes are appointed by the Ministry of Trade. .

6. The Legal Profession

Practising lawyers have to be Saudi nationals licensed by the Ministry of Justice to plead cases in the local courts. However, lawyers practising at the commissions for settlement of disputes are licensed by the Ministry of Trade. While Arab or foreign expatriate lawyers usually serve as legal consultants to Saudi lawyers, some foreign law firms have established associations with Saudi lawyers.

Main corporate and commercial laws
Labour Law No. 8 of 1980.
Commercial Agencies Law No. 18 of 1981 (as amended).
Maritime Law No. 26 of 1981.
Commercial Companies Law No. 8 of 1984 (as amended).
Civil Transactions Law (the Civil Code) No. 5 of 1985
Trade Marks Law No. 37 of 1992
Commercial Transaction Law No. 18 of 1993

The Structure of the Federal Courts in the UAE:
The UAE Courts are divided into three main divisions civil, criminal, and Sharjah courts.

They are also divided according to the three stages of litigation as follows:

Courts of First Instance, Appeal and the Federal Supreme Court (referred to as Court of Cassation).

The Court of First Instance includes the Civil Court, the Criminal Court and the Sharjah Court.

The jurisdiction of the thirt division, namely the Sharjah courts, which initially was to review matters of personal status, was expanded in certain Emirates such as Abu Dhabi to include serious criminal cases, labor and other commercial matters.

Civil Litigation includes breach of contracts, construction claims, commercial dispute, insurance personal injury, negligence, injunctions and landowner disputes. between individuals, corporations and/or governmental entities. variousof Civil Law including:

Insurance – Mortgage- Civil Contracts- Compensation cases- Wills – Inheritance- Endowments – Gift- Receivership- Personal rights and civil liabilities- Contracting