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The present study aimed to shed a light on commercial and civil insolvency under the provisions of the Jordanian insolvency law No. 21 of 2018. It aimed to explore the meaning and procedures of insolvency under the latter law. Under the latter law, the commercial insolvency is governed by the provisions of the insolvent debtor. Under the latter law, there are two types only of insolvency; imminent and actual insolvency. Under the latter law, the ones entitled to lodge an insolvency petition are: the creditor, debtor and the officer acting on behalf of the companies control department. Contrary to that, under the repealed provisions of the Jordanian commercial law, the ones entitled to lodge a bankruptcy petition are: the creditor, debtor, the court, and the public prosecution department. Several recommendations are suggested. For instance, the researcher recommends adjusting the criteria adopted by the Jordanian legislator for identifying the ones considered insolvent debtors to include more categories. Such criteria must include greater categories, such as: banks and insurance companies. He also recommends adjusting the latter criteria in order to exclude the ones who do not meet such criteria. He recommends authorizing the court to declare the insolvent debtor by itself as officially insolvent. He believes that such a power mustn’t be limited to debtors, creditors and the officer acting on behalf of the companies control department only. He recommends granting the power of lodging an insolvency petition to the court and the public prosecution department.

AbstractIn 2015, the Australian government committed to take an additional 12,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq prioritizing those considered most vulnerable including people with disability. The aim of this preliminary study was to understand, from multiple stakeholder perspectives, the experiences of settling in Australia for people with disability from Syrian and Iraqi refugee backgrounds living in Sydney. Interviews were conducted with nine family members of 11 people with disability from Iraqi and Syrian refugee backgrounds; eight Iraqi and Syrian community organization leaders; and seven community and health refugee service practitioners. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using the thematic analysis. Three themes were identified that contribute to understandings of disability based on the perceptions of the multiple stakeholders interviewed: Iraqi and Syrian perceptions of 'disability'; beliefs about who is 'responsible for' the disability; and comparisons between Iraqi/Syrian and Australian views, attitudes, and approaches to disability. Understandings of disability are shaped by fluid and dynamic factors, including culture. It is essential that services are offered to people with disability and their family members using a whole-of-person, culturally informed approach to community support.