How does a limited liability company differ from a private shareholding company?
A general comparison of the two forms: number of partners, each partner's liability, and registration and management requirements.
General information, not legal advice
Legal advice and court representation in Amman
Rasana is a Jordanian law office working with individuals and companies on commercial, employment, personal status, real estate, arbitration and company formation matters. We explain the procedure and its expected timeline in plain language before you decide.
- Office
- Shmeisani, Amman
- Languages
- Arabic and English
- Open
- Sunday to Thursday
Practice areas
The office works in six areas of Jordanian law. The descriptions below are general and informational. They do not replace advice on the facts and documents of your own case.
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Commercial law
Contracts and dealings between traders and companies, and the disputes that arise from them before the competent courts.
Usually covers: drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, agency and distribution agreements, disputes between partners, commercial debt recovery.
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Employment and labour
The relationship between employer and employee as set out in the Jordanian Labour Law, from signing the contract to its end.
Usually covers: employment contracts, internal work regulations, termination, labour claims and end-of-service entitlements.
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Personal status and family
Family matters heard by the Sharia courts and the religious community courts. Every file is handled confidentially.
Usually covers: marriage contracts, divorce, maintenance (nafaqa), custody and visitation, inheritance certificates and estate settlement.
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Real estate
Selling, leasing and transferring property, and the related transactions at the Department of Lands and Survey.
Usually covers: sale and lease contracts, title checks, subdivision and partition of jointly owned land, landlord and tenant disputes.
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Arbitration and dispute resolution
Arbitration is a way to settle a dispute outside court that both parties agree to, usually through a clause written into the contract.
Usually covers: drafting arbitration clauses, representation before arbitral tribunals, mediation, enforcement of arbitral awards.
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Company formation
Choosing the right legal form for a company, preparing its founding documents and registering it with the Companies Control Department.
Usually covers: comparing company forms, memorandum and articles of association, shareholder agreements, amending company records.
Team
The office's lawyers are registered with the Jordan Bar Association. Each lawyer's areas and languages are listed below, and you can ask for a specific lawyer when you book.
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Salma Al-Warrad
Founding partner, advocate
- Bar registration no.
- 0000
- Areas
- Commercial law, arbitration
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Qualifications
- LLB; LLM in International Commercial Law
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Karim Al-Hassoun
Partner, advocate
- Bar registration no.
- 0000
- Areas
- Employment, company formation
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Qualifications
- LLB; Higher Diploma in Corporate Governance
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Dana Al-Bitar
Advocate
- Bar registration no.
- 0000
- Areas
- Personal status, real estate
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Qualifications
- LLB; LLM in Private Law
Legal articles
Short articles by the office's lawyers that explain general legal concepts in Jordan. An article does not address any specific case, and the rules may change when legislation is amended.
What is an employee entitled to when an employment contract ends? An overview
A plain explanation of the ways a contract can end, fixed-term versus open-ended contracts, and the entitlements linked to each.
General information, not legal advice
What is an arbitration clause, and what does it mean in a contract?
What an arbitration clause is, its common wordings, and how it shapes the way any later dispute under the contract is heard.
General information, not legal advice
Request a consultation appointment
Leave your name, number and the area of your request, and the office will call you to set a meeting at the office or by phone. Case details and documents are discussed in the meeting itself.
Office hours
| Sunday to Thursday | 9:00 to 17:00 |
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| Saturday | By appointment |
| Friday and public holidays | Closed |