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Date of establishment of the association
JORDANIAN ARBITRATORS SOCIETY
The association was founded on November 16, 1997. The Jordanian Ministry of Interior approved its registration on November 26, 1997, and the first preliminary meeting of the founders was held on January 8, 1998, followed by the first general assembly meeting on January 25, 1998.
The association was founded on 11/16/1997 and the list of founders included the following gentlemen:
Jordanian Bar Association | Jordanian Construction Contractors Association |
Jordanian Engineers Association | Amman Chamber of Commerce |
Engineer Awni Al-Masri | Attorney Mohamed Eid Bunduqji |
The Jordanian Ministry of Interior approved its registration on 11/26/1997, and the first preliminary meeting of the founders was held on 1/8/1998, followed by the first general assembly meeting on 1/25/1998, where the first board of directors was elected from among the following gentlemen:
Amman Chamber of Commerce, represented by Mr. Haider Murad | The Jordanian Engineers Association, represented by Engineer Hosni Abu Ghaida |
The Jordanian Construction Contractors Association, represented by Mr. Wael Toukan | The Jordanian Bar Association, represented by Mr. Samir Kharfan |
Engineer Awni Al-Masri | Professor Muhammad Eid Bunduqji |
The General Assembly and the Board of Directors established strict conditions for the acceptance and registration of arbitrators.
The Association began registering its first list of arbitrators on March 15, 1998, which included a number of experienced arbitrators specializing in commercial, investment, and financial contract disputes, as well as engineering and construction contract disputes.
The Association’s General Assembly holds an annual ordinary meeting during the month of April each year.
The Association’s bylaws were finalized in their current form in May 1999, and the Ministry of Interior approved them on September 9, 1999.
The conditions for accepting applications for registration on the Association’s list of arbitrators were subsequently finalized, and it was decided that the Association would follow the rules and procedures of international commercial arbitration (UNCITRAL) established by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
To date, the Association has registered 52 arbitrators for arbitration in various contract disputes, in addition to the four founding national bodies.
The Association holds regular monthly lectures specializing in arbitration and its procedures, particularly those related to the following topics:
1. Explanation of the articles of the Jordanian Arbitration Law No. (31) of 2001, its application, and the concepts and interpretations of the texts contained therein.
2. The importance of the arbitration agreement and its various forms.
3. Different forms of evidence.
4. The formation of the arbitration panel, the principles of challenging arbitrators, and the authority empowered to do so.
5. The importance and binding force of the decisions of the competent court and the jurisdiction of the competent court.
6. The agreement and will of the parties in arbitration proceedings.
7. Arbitration fees and the authority empowered to determine them.
The Association maintains contact with entities interested in arbitration and relevant authorities, especially ministries, official departments, and professional associations. It holds intensive meetings with officials at the Ministry of Justice to promote arbitration as a means of resolving disputes peacefully and with minimal time and effort.
The association is an active member of the Arab Chamber of Arbitration for Engineering and Construction Contracts and participates in its activities. The Chamber, as is well known, is a registered and accredited member of the League of Arab States, specializing in arbitration of disputes related to engineering and construction contracts. It has branches, as national bodies, in several Arab countries, and the Jordanian Arbitrators Association is the national representative of the Arab Chamber of Arbitration for Engineering and Construction Contracts in Jordan.
Attached to this brief is a copy of the bylaws, a copy of the admission and registration requirements, a copy of the rules and procedures followed by the association, and a list of its registered arbitrators.