Abstract

This research deals with the legal status of the obligations that appear after the expiry of the legal personality of the company, and the Jordanian legislator did not address this important issue. Therefore, it was necessary to refer to jurisprudence, judicial rulings, and general rules of civil law in order to find a solution that preserves creditors' rights towards the company and does not waste it. This study has reached a range of findings; most notably is the liability of partners within the companies of persons remains unlimited to creditors extending to their own funds even after the liquidation is closed, but with regard to the responsibility of partners in the fund’s companies. It remains limited to creditors with only their income from the company's funds. The study recommended the need for the Jordanian legislator to intervene to develop a set of legal rules on this subject, most notably is the provision to give creditors the right to refer directly to the partners in the company, with the need to establish special legal periods for the fall of those claims relating to obligations that appear after the expiry of the legal personality of the company.