The litigants can, at all stages of the lawsuit, and before a decision is made, request the court to confirm the reconciliation between them on the minutes of the session.The Reconciliation in this case is considered an official contract and not a judicial ruling, therefore such reconciliation can include items that go beyond the subject…
The Magistrates Court has a comprehensive jurisdiction in all disputes related to the correction or amendment of civil status records in the Civil Registry, whether they relate to the birth, marriage or death, or the change or correction of names, as well as Determination of Inheritance related to the transfer of immovable properties and property…
The Sharia court has comprehensive jurisdiction, regardless of religion, in matters of guardianship, proof of death, determination of inheritance shares for heirs, interdicting, issues of filiation and loss, and relative’s alimony. The Sharia court also specializes in a comprehensive jurisdiction in cases of personal status for Muslims, especially in the matter of marriage, divorce, separation,…
The Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure prevents the following from giving testimony: Minors who have not reached fifteen years of age, and the court can deal with them as a supporting evidence. The relatives of the defendant who are the ascendants and descendants of the defendant, and his brothers and sisters, the kinship of affinity…
If a person sold his property to two consecutive people, the preference will be for the one who previously placed an encumbrance of equitable lien upon the cadastral certificate unless it is proven that this was done in collusion and with the intention of damages, and then the proof of the collusion and the occurrence…
Real estate contracts are considered effective from the date of registration, but the registration can be removed if the aggrieved party said before the court that the registration was done in collusion and with the intent to harm the right holder. Ill-will, collusion, and intent to harm may be proven by personal evidence, given that…
The process of buying a property under a sale contract is not sufficient to transfer and register the property in the name of the buyer, rather it must be followed immediately by the process of transferring the ownership of the property in the real estate registry and registering it in the name of the buyer,…