According to the Law No. (19) of 2021 (amended Companies Law) which shall come into force as of 16/10/2021, the legislator made two important amendments to the Companies Law:
By: Advocate Bashar Ibrahem Amosh
22/8/2021
I. Background
Lawyers and legal consultants engaged in the process of reviewing and drafting commercial agreements will almost certainly stumble upon or add clauses related to indemnity, liability, compensation and the circumstance that need to be fulfilled for damages to be granted by the breaching party to the other party in almost all types of agreements.
April 15, 2020
Pursuant to the Defence Law No. (13) of 1992, the Prime Minister of Jordan issued Defence Order No. 6 on April 9, 2020. This new Order presented several rules to govern, among others, the rights and obligations of the parties in employment contracts. Defence Order no. 6 reads as follows:
April, 6, 2020
Introduction
Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 also known as the Coronavirus, some companies worldwide will potentially attempt to invoke force majeure clauses to curb their contractual liability in the face of the difficulties they are experiencing in performing their contractual obligations.
