Guide
Shareholder Agreements: What Businesses in Jordan Often Miss
Tag-along, drag-along, and deadlock provisions, the clauses Jordanian shareholders overlook until it is too late.
Insights & Legal Intelligence
Legal Insights
The Insights Dossier
This section provides business-focused legal insight on Jordan: company formation and foreign investment, commercial disputes and enforcement, employment, intellectual property, and the recent cybercrime and data-protection laws, the Cybercrime Law No. 17 of 2023 and the Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023. Each topic cites the governing statute.
Practical updates, legal briefings, and market intelligence for businesses, investors, institutions, and decision-makers.
The Departments
For Investors & Businesses
Doing Business in Jordan
Guidance for foreign investors, entrepreneurs, and companies entering or expanding in the Jordanian market.
Investment
Free Zones & Development Areas in Jordan
Aqaba, free zones, and development areas: tax exemptions, ownership rules, and what investors should know.
InvestmentCommon Investor MistakesThe frequent structuring, licensing, and compliance errors foreign companies make.
13 Apr 2026
EmploymentHiring Employees in JordanContracts, probation, social security, and the obligations every employer must meet.
13 Apr 2026
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For Companies & Executives
Disputes & Risk
Briefings for businesses navigating commercial disputes, enforcement, and risk management in Jordan.
Arbitration
Arbitration vs Litigation in Jordan
A practical comparison: costs, timelines, enforceability, and when each is most effective.
EnforcementEnforcing JudgmentsExecution proceedings, asset attachment, and cross-border enforcement of court judgments.
13 Apr 2026
RecoveryDebt RecoveryPre-litigation strategies, court claims, cheque enforcement, and the recovery timeline.
13 Apr 2026
CybercrimeCybercrime Risks for BusinessesDigital evidence, online defamation, and criminal exposure online for businesses.
13 Apr 2026
All Disputes insights →
Sound counsel begins with the text of the law. Every insight we publish is grounded in the governing Jordanian statute, and revised as the law changes.
The Editorial Standard, Abdullah & Partners
For Individuals & Businesses
Know Your Rights
Where you stand under Jordanian law when a loss, a dispute, or a wrong lands at your door, and what the law lets you do about it.
Employment
Termination of Employment
You were dismissed, or pushed into resigning, and the pay you are owed has not come. What the Labour Law entitles you to, and the deadline to claim it.
FraudFraud & Financial CrimeMoney gone to a scam or a breach of trust, and how the criminal complaint and the civil claim each work.
Penal Code
CompaniesShareholder & Partnership DisputesA partner who blocks the company or acts against it, and no clean way out. What the Companies Law allows.
Companies Law
PropertyReal Estate & Succession DisputesA co-owner who refuses to sell, or an inheritance share kept from the person the law gives it to.
Real Estate Law
In-Depth
Guides & Briefings
Practical guides on the topics our clients ask about most, written for decision-makers.
Archive
The Library
Nineteen articles and guides, revised as the law changes.
InvestmentInvestment Opportunities in Jordan2023
LitigationThe Dispute Resolution Process2024
RecoveryUnderstanding Debt Collection2024
CorporateChoosing Corporate Counsel2018
CriminalChoosing a Criminal Defence Lawyer2018
Intellectual PropertyIntellectual Property in Jordan2024
CommercialCommercial Law in Jordan2024
ConstructionConstruction & Real Estate Lawyers2024
Questions
The Register of Governing Law
Scope of the DossierWhich areas of Jordanian law does this Insights section cover?
The Insights section covers business-focused Jordanian law: company formation and foreign investment, corporate and commercial matters, dispute resolution and enforcement, employment, intellectual property, cybercrime and data protection, and regulatory compliance. Each topic is written for decision-makers and is grounded in the relevant Jordanian statute, with updates as the law changes.
Companies Law No. 22 / 1997Which authority registers companies in Jordan?
Companies in Jordan are registered with the Companies Control Department, which sits under the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, under the Companies Law No. 22 of 1997 and its amendments. Foreign investors register the same way, and the Department also reviews the investment against foreign-ownership and sector rules before incorporation.
Investment Environment Law No. 21 / 2022Which authority oversees foreign investment in Jordan?
Foreign investment is overseen by the Ministry of Investment, established in 2021 as the successor to the former Jordan Investment Commission, under the framework of the Investment Environment Law No. 21 of 2022. The Ministry handles incentives and investor services, while the Companies Control Department handles incorporation.
Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 / 2023Does Jordan have a data protection law?
Yes. The Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023 took effect on 17 March 2024, and its one-year compliance transition ended in March 2025. It sets rules on lawful processing, consent, and the rights of individuals, and it applies to organisations that handle personal data in Jordan.
Cybercrime Law No. 17 / 2023What is Jordan's cybercrime law?
Jordan's current cybercrime law is the Cybercrime Law No. 17 of 2023, in force since 13 September 2023, which replaced the 2015 law. It addresses online defamation, extortion, the spreading of false information, and digital evidence, and it is relevant to any business with an online presence in Jordan.
AML Law No. 20 / 2021What is Jordan's anti-money-laundering law?
Jordan's anti-money-laundering framework is set by the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Law No. 20 of 2021, which replaced the 2007 law. It requires customer due diligence, suspicious-transaction reporting, record-keeping, and beneficial-ownership transparency for companies and designated non-financial businesses.
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