Mohammed Shraideh served in leadership judicial positions for nearly forty years and is the former Chief Public Prosecutor of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Mr. Shraideh served on the Jordanian Supreme Court of Cassation, and on the Supreme Court of Justice, and was also Vice President of the Court of Cassation.

Mr. Shraideh served as the President of the Customs Appeal Court and was the President of the Tax Appeal Court.

He was also a delegate member of the State Security Court, in addition to being the Vice President of the Arab Public Prosecutors Association.

At the firm, Mr. Shraideh counsels on economic crimes, tax and customs disputes and is regularly appointed as arbitrator in large construction and commercial disputes.

Admission

• Admitted lawyer in the Kingdom of Jordan

Education

• University of Jordan, LL.B.

Income Tax

(1) A case relating to a company operating in the field of information technology, the value of which exceeds 1 million dinars.
(2) A case related to a company operating in the field of medium and light industries, on which a tax of 400,000 dinars was imposed.
(3) A case related to a company working in the field of electricity supply in the Kingdom, whose value exceeds 1 million dinars.
(4) A case related to a company engaged in the production of soft drinks, which is one of the largest companies in the Kingdom, whose value exceeds 800,000 dinars.
(5) A case related to a company working in the field of commercial facilities, the value of which exceeds 700 thousand dinars.
(6) A case related to a company working in the field of water supply in the Kingdom, with a value of about 1.35 million dinars.
(7) A case related to a company working in the field of import and export, with a value of about 350 thousand dinars.

Customs (evasion, fees and customs penalties)

(1) A case related to the imposition of customs duties on one of the largest companies working in the field of contracting, with a value exceeding 1.5 million dinars.
(2) A dispute between the General Customs Department and one of the companies that manufacture professional clothing, which resulted in arranging customs duties on the company of 1.5 million dinars.
(3) A customs dispute that included the imposition of customs duties on one of the major commercial companies at the rate of approximately 600 thousand dinars.
(4) A criminal customs/smuggling case that resulted in fines and penalties for a group of smugglers at approximately 450,000 dinars.
(5) A customs dispute related to a shipping company, where customs duties of 760 thousand dinars were arranged.

Sales Tax

(1) A case imposing a sales tax and fines on one of the largest tourist resorts in the Dead Sea region, with a value exceeding 12 million dinars.
(2) A case related to the imposition of a sales tax on one of the largest food product companies in the Middle East, with a value exceeding 3 million dinars.
(3) A dispute related to the imposition of a sales tax on one of the largest German car companies in the Kingdom, with a value exceeding 2 million dinars.
(4) A tax dispute related to the failure to declare the collected sales tax, which resulted in fines for the benefit of the state treasury, the value of the lawsuit is about 800 thousand dinars.

Double Taxation

(1) A case worth 1.5 million dinars related to the implementation of double taxation agreements between Jordan and Lebanon.
(2) A case worth approximately 1 million dinars related to the application of double taxation agreements between Jordan and Bahrain.
(3) A case worth 720 thousand dinars related to the application of double taxation agreements between Jordan and Yemen.
(4) A case worth 2.2 million dinars related to the application of double taxation agreements between Jordan and Egypt.

Arbitration in Tax and Customs

Arbitrator in a construction contract (FIDIC) dispute between a government university and a contracting company, and in relation to the taxes incurred by the contractor as a result of the contracting contract. The value of the tax dispute is about 250 thousand dinars.

Arbitration in a construction contract concluded between the Jordanian government and a major contracting company, the result of the contract entailing customs fines on the contractor as a result of goods rented and is subject to a value of 550 thousand dinars.