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Case Summary: Supreme Court (Commercial Circuit B) Contestation 66/2021 (Proof of Personal Insolvency and Debtor Detention)

The Supreme Court ruled that official confirmation by government entities regarding a debtor's lack of assets constitutes sufficient proof of insolvency under article 425(d) of the Civil and Commercial Procedures Law, thereby relieving the debtor from detention.

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Case Summary: Supreme Court (Commercial Circuit B) 652/2021 (Assignment of Jurisdiction to Non-Omani Courts by Contract)

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Case Summary: Supreme Court (Labour Circuit) Contestation 856/2020 (Retention of Rights by Employees Transferred to a New Employer Pursuant to Article 48bis of the Labour Law of 2003)

The Supreme Court held that signing a new contract with an employee transferred under article 48bis of the Labour Law of 2003 is invalid if the contract provides less favourable treatment than that enjoyed by the employee with their previous employer.

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Case Summary: Supreme Court (Labour Circuit) Contestation 1496/2020 (Prevalence of Employment Contract Terms Over Job Offer)

The Supreme Court ruled that terms within a final employment contract supersede conflicting terms in a prior job offer. Consequently, a termination based on a project-linkage clause found only in the offer, but absent in the final contract, constitutes arbitrary dismissal.

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Case Summary: Supreme Court Contestation (Commercial Circuit B) 444/2021 (CBO Covid-19 Circular as Force Majeure Event)

The Supreme Court held that a Covid-19 related circular issued by CBO—after the Court of Appeal in Sohar issued its judgment—is a force majeure event that requires setting aside the previously issued court judgment.

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Case Summary: Supreme Court (Commercial Circuit A) Contestation 223/2019 (Failure to Issue Government Permits as a Breach of Usufruct Agreement)

The Supreme Court held that the refusal of a government entity to issue a permit or a licence is not a breach of a usufruct agreement signed with the government, even if such agreement includes a provision requiring the government to provide assistance and support in obtaining such permits or licences.

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Case Summary: Supreme Court (Labour Circuit A) Contestation 317/2020 (Enforceability of Training Contracts Coupled with Employment)

The Supreme Court ruled that a training contract coupled with employment automatically transforms into a binding employment contract upon the trainee's successful completion of the training. The employer is obligated to pay wages from that point and cannot rely on secondary clauses to evade the primary obligation of hiring the trainee.

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Case Summary: Supreme Court (Commercial Circuit A) Contestation 1235/2020 (Reinterpretation of Contractual Terms)

In application of article 165 of the Civil Transactions Law, the Supreme Court held that contract clauses that are explicitly clear regarding the obligations of the parties in a development agreement cannot be reinterpreted.

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Fatwa Summary: MJLA Fatwa 212744737 (Oman Housing Bank VAT Exemption)

The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJLA) held that the Oman Housing Bank, a government-owned enterprise under the Oman Investment Authority, is exempt from value added tax (VAT).

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Fatwa Summary: MJLA Fatwa 212746193 (Applying Civil Transactions Law to Contractual Rights)

The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJLA) confirmed the right of the employer under the Standard Contract for the Construction of Buildings and Civil Works to replace a contractor with another if the first contractor goes bankrupt in accordance with article 63-1 of the Standard Contract. The MJLA noted that the exercise of this right can be restricted by the provisions of article 59 of the Civil Transactions Law, but determined that none of the cases of article 59 applied in this case.

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