GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES Jordan Office was officially established in March 2024 in the central business district of Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, with dedicated resident service points in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone, Irbid Industrial City and Zarqa Free Trade Zone. It serves as the core cross-border branch of GUOZUN for its footprint across the Middle East, North Africa and China-Arab cooperation markets.
The Jordan office has built a full-time team comprising Chinese foreign-related lawyers, locally practising Jordanian lawyers and Middle East cross-border legal experts. All core members have over 10 years of experience in two-way legal services between China and Jordan, with a sharp focus on high-frequency, high-demand practice areas for Chinese-funded enterprises in Jordan (energy and minerals, infrastructure construction, QIZ manufacturing, cross-border trade). We provide clients with full-chain, localised legal support from upfront compliance to post-stage dispute resolution.
This document sets out the official unified fee schedule of GUOZUN Jordan Office for 2026. All quoted prices are exclusive of value-added tax (the current VAT rate in Jordan is 16%). Settlement is available in three freely convertible currencies: Jordanian Dinar (JOD), Renminbi (CNY) and US Dollar (USD), with no mandatory bundled charges.
I. Legitimate Fee Models of GUOZUN Jordan Office
Our fee arrangements strictly comply with Article 45 of the Jordanian Lawyers Profession Law (Law No. 11/1972) and the 2025 revised official fee guidelines issued by the Jordan Bar Association: lawyer service fees shall not exceed 25% of the amount in dispute, and the maximum proportion for contingency fee arrangements shall not exceed 30% of the sum recovered.
Tailored to the transaction practices and demand characteristics of Chinese-funded clients, we offer the following five standardised fee models:
1.Fixed Fee Model – Applicable to routine services with standardised processes and accurately estimable workload (e.g. company registration, visa processing). The total fee is locked in at contract signing, with no hidden charges throughout the service period.
2.Hourly Rate Model – Applicable to complex litigation and arbitration, large-scale non-litigation projects and bespoke specialist consultations. Fees are charged based on the lawyer’s actual chargeable working hours, with a detailed work statement issued monthly. Unused hours may be carried forward.
3.Subject-Matter Proportion Model – Applicable to property-related cases such as commercial disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate transactions. Fees are charged on a tiered, declining scale according to the value of the case, with a clear minimum fee threshold.
4.Contingency Fee Model – Only applicable to cases such as debt recovery, construction payment recourse and breach-of-contract compensation. Fees are charged at an agreed proportion only after the case is won or payment is actually recovered; only necessary case-handling costs are charged upfront.
5.Annual Retainer Model – Provides regular year-round legal advisory services for enterprises for a fixed annual fee. Clients are assigned a dedicated service team and benefit from 48-hour priority response, plus a 30% discount on ad-hoc specialist instructions.
II. Hourly Rate Standards for Lawyers at GUOZUN Jordan Office
The Jordan team operates a tiered service system. All lawyers hold practising certification from the Jordan Bar Association; core lawyers are bilingual in Chinese and Jordanian Arabic, and select partners hold admission to practise in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, alongside in-house legal experience at major Chinese-funded overseas enterprises such as China Communications Construction and PowerChina.
For 2026, the overall hourly rate range for lawyers at the Amman office is 60–600 Jordanian Dinars per hour, covering junior lawyers, mid-level lawyers, senior lawyers/partners and full-time experts seconded from the Beijing headquarters.
The specific rate will be determined on a case-by-case basis, taking into account case complexity, the lawyer’s field specialisation fit, team configuration and service urgency, and will be expressly set out in the engagement contract.
Remarks
1.Services delivered within Jordan but outside Amman attract an additional 30%–50% surcharge for travel expenses and off-site case-handling subsistence.
2.Urgent expedited services requiring response within 72 hours or handling on public holidays are subject to a uniform 50% surcharge.
3.Cases involving Shariah law matters attract a 10% rate uplift due to the requirement to instruct specialist religious law experts.
III. Specific Fee Standards for Core Practice Areas
(1) Corporate Commercial & Corporate Governance Legal Services: 1,500–32,000 Jordanian Dinars
1.Registration of all types of market entity: local Jordanian companies, Aqaba Special Economic Zone companies, offshore companies, branches and representative offices
2.Corporate changes and deregistration: equity transfers, capital increases/reductions, business scope adjustments, articles of association amendments, liquidation and bankruptcy proceedings
3.Foreign investment access compliance: review of Jordan’s foreign investment negative list, special industry licence applications, filing with the Jordan Investment Commission (JIC)
4.Corporate governance and internal controls: shareholder rights protection, board compliance, internal control system design, trade secret protection
5.Tax and foreign exchange compliance: tax planning, transfer pricing compliance, foreign exchange registration and settlement with the Central Bank of Jordan, tax dispute resolution
6.End-to-end commercial registration: commercial registration certificates, tax IDs, customs qualifications, import/export rights and certificates of origin
(2) Energy & Mineral Resources Legal Services: 5,000–120,000 Jordanian Dinars
1.Traditional mineral resources: exploration and mining licence applications for phosphate, potash and oil shale; transfer and mortgage of mining rights
2.New energy projects: full-cycle investment services for photovoltaic, wind power and energy storage plants; grid connection agreement negotiation; environmental compliance
3.Energy infrastructure: EPC contract management and engineering claims for power transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines and power station construction
4.Resource trade compliance: mineral import/export licences, customs supervision, international trade contract drafting
5.Energy investment risks: political risk assessment, government agreement negotiation, investment dispute resolution under the China–Jordan Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)
(3) Infrastructure & Construction Legal Services: 8,000–150,000 Jordanian Dinars
1.Infrastructure tendering and bidding: pre-qualification document review, tender document preparation, tender dispute handling
2.EPC/PPP projects: contract framework design, risk allocation schemes, legal support for project financing
3.Full-cycle project management: construction-phase compliance, variation and claims management, delay and quality dispute resolution
4.Completion and handover: acceptance procedure compliance, defect liability period management, construction payment settlement disputes
5.Port of Aqaba and logistics: legal services for port construction, logistics park development, warehousing and transport contracts
(4) QIZ Manufacturing & International Trade Legal Services: 2,000–80,000 Jordanian Dinars
1.Manufacturing investment: production base establishment, factory operational compliance, environmental and work safety licences
2.QIZ qualification: application and annual renewal of US Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) status, rules of origin advisory
3.End-to-end international trade: international goods sales contracts, letter of credit risk mitigation, transport and insurance
4.Customs and import/export compliance: tariff planning, customs audit response, trade remedy (anti-dumping / countervailing) defence
5.Cross-border e-commerce: platform compliance, consumer rights protection, data compliance, intellectual property protection
(5) Culture, Tourism & Real Estate Legal Services: 3,000–60,000 Jordanian Dinars
1.Tourism project development: investment in tourism schemes around Petra, the Dead Sea and Aqaba; hotel and resort construction and operation
2.Real estate investment: sale, purchase, lease and mortgage of land and property; real estate registration and transfer
3.Tourism service compliance: travel agency establishment, tour guide licensing, tourism contracts, tourist rights protection
4.Medical tourism: medical institution establishment, medical service contracts, cross-border medical dispute resolution
5.Commercial real estate: legal services for the development and operation of office buildings, shopping centres and industrial parks
(6) Labour & Employment Legal Services: 800–25,000 Jordanian Dinars
1.Labour compliance frameworks: drafting and review of Chinese–Arabic bilingual employment contracts, employee handbooks and internal policies
2.Social security and benefits: registration with the Social Security Corporation, work injury insurance, employee benefits scheme design
3.Employee relations management: dismissal and redundancy plan design, trade union negotiations, collective labour dispute handling
4.Expatriate employee management: work permit and residence permit applications and renewals, specialist labour compliance advisory
5.Labour dispute resolution: full-process representation in mediation, arbitration and litigation
(7) Dispute Resolution & Cross-Border Enforcement Legal Services: 3,000–600,000 Jordanian Dinars
1.Civil and commercial litigation: representation at first instance, appeal and retrial stages, covering contract, tort and corporate disputes
2.Commercial arbitration: representation before the Jordan Arbitration Center (JAC), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
3.Cross-border dispute resolution: investment arbitration under the China–Jordan BIT, cross-border trade disputes
4.Judgment and award enforcement: mutual recognition and enforcement of court judgments and arbitral awards between China and Jordan
5.Administrative disputes: administrative reconsideration, administrative litigation, response to government penalties
6.Debt recovery: asset tracing, property preservation, enforcement proceedings representation
(8) Personal & Family Affairs Legal Services: 800–15,000 Jordanian Dinars
1.Visas and residence: business visas, work visas, investor visas and permanent residence applications
2.Shariah personal status matters: representation in marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance disputes within the jurisdiction of Shariah courts
3.Christian personal status matters: marriage, inheritance and other legal matters within the jurisdiction of Christian ecclesiastical courts
4.Personal asset protection: cross-border wealth planning, real estate and financial asset structuring
5.Criminal defence: personal criminal legal advice, investigation-stage representation, court advocacy
IV. Key Factors Affecting Legal Fees
1.Cross-border complexity – Cases involving Sino-Jordanian legal alignment, cross-border evidence gathering, multi-jurisdictional parties, or jurisdictional conflicts between religious and civil courts incur higher fees.
2.Industry specialisation – Services in niche fields such as energy and minerals, infrastructure and cross-border investment command higher fees than general civil and commercial work, due to the specialist industry knowledge and regulatory expertise required.
3.Urgency – Urgent instructions requiring commencement within 72 hours or completion to a tight deadline attract a 50% expedited service surcharge, in line with our standard terms.
4.Scope of service – End-to-end packaged instructions typically cost 15%–25% less overall than ad-hoc, piecemeal engagements.
5.Team configuration – Matters requiring input from Beijing headquarters experts, multi-disciplinary lawyer teams, or external industry/religious law experts will be priced accordingly based on team size and seniority.
6.Case outcome profile – The fee percentage under contingency arrangements is directly linked to case difficulty, likelihood of success and expected recovery timeline.
7.Regulatory approval complexity – Cases involving special industry licences, foreign investment approvals or government liaison will be priced according to the anticipated level of approval difficulty.
V. Additional Third-Party Fees to Budget For
In addition to professional legal fees, the following costs are reimbursed at actual outlay in line with official Jordanian rates or genuine expenditure. GUOZUN Jordan Office applies no markup on these items:
1.Government official fees – company registration fees, visa fees, court filing fees, intellectual property official fees, mining right application fees, investment commission filing fees, religious court fees, etc.
2.Notarisation and authentication fees – Local Jordanian notarisation is charged at 0.2%–0.3% of the transaction value; authentication by the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is 50 JOD per document; authentication by the Chinese Embassy in Jordan is 100–300 USD per document.
3.Translation fees – 50–150 Jordanian Dinars per thousand words for Chinese–Arabic / Chinese–English–Arabic legal document translation; 300–600 Jordanian Dinars per day for simultaneous interpretation at court hearings.
4.Expert witness fees – 600–2,500 Jordanian Dinars per appearance for technical, engineering, tax and Shariah law experts.
5.Travel expenses – Transport, accommodation and daily subsistence for work outside Amman are reimbursed at actual cost, with a standard daily rate of 200–300 JOD.
6.Bank charges – Handling fees for cross-border transfers and currency conversion are borne by the client.
7.Other disbursements – Asset search fees, expert appraisal fees, valuation fees, publication fees and similar costs are charged as incurred.
VI. Important Reminders
This fee schedule is an official reference price. The final service fee will be agreed in writing in the Engagement Contract, based on your specific requirements, case circumstances and scope of services.
Special Legal Notes on Jordan
1.Personal status matters in Jordan (marriage, inheritance, divorce) fall primarily under the jurisdiction of religious courts. Different religious communities are governed by distinct laws, and case processing timelines are typically lengthy.
2.Jordan operates foreign exchange controls. The cross-border movement of large sums requires prior approval from the Central Bank of Jordan.
3.China and Jordan signed the Treaty on Judicial Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters in 1995, which provides a framework for the mutual recognition and enforcement of court judgments and arbitral awards.
We recommend a complimentary 15-minute preliminary consultation with a lawyer from GUOZUN Jordan Office prior to formal instruction. We will provide you with a bespoke case assessment report and a tailored, itemised quotation.