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Latest Articles
When choosing to help in elections and the result ends up being the opposite…
Election day (whether it is elections for the Knesset, primaries, or municipal elections) is a democratic celebration, but it is important to remember that alongside it are important legal rules that apply not only to candidates and parties, but also to donors, guarantors, activists, and volunteers, and failure to comply with them can have severe consequences.
What to Consider When Making a Will
While a lasting power of attorney ensures the well-being and the management of assets during a person's lifetime, a will takes effect after their passing.
Tech Companies in the Crosshairs: Handling Police Data Disclosure Orders
The accelerated development of technology, the sweeping transition to cloud data storage and the use of software systems (SaaS), have created a point of friction between individual rights and the needs of criminal investigation, when law enforcement authorities demand that technology companies hand over client information stored on their servers.
What to Consider When Making a Lasting Power of Attorney
As a person advances along the path of life (and not necessarily when reaching the "third age"), the desire arises to protect their assets and ensure the future of their relatives, alongside the fear of who will care for them if they lose their capacity.
Cyprus or Greece? Where should an Israeli buy an apartment
In recent years, we have been witnessing a growing trend of Israeli investors directing their gaze and capital towards real estate markets in the Mediterranean basin countries, primarily Cyprus and Greece.
Corporate Toxicity: Navigating the Poison Pill
In the dynamic business world, successful public and private companies often find themselves targeted by investors or competing companies seeking to execute a hostile takeover.
Who Moved My Partner? When Life Reboots and the Company is on Standby
A 39-year-old, founding partner in a startup company, flew for a weekend to a ski resort and one unfortunate slip sent him to intensive care and the company to a rapid crash course, as his absence prevented it from paying employees and suppliers or performing other material and urgent tasks.
Chile as an Investment Destination for Israeli Capital: Opportunities in 2026
Chile is undergoing a period of particular interest for the Israeli investor.
So how do you buy a football team in Israel?
In June 2026, it was reported in the press that the CEO of the Stock Exchange is interested in purchasing, together with a partner, the ownership of the Hapoel Hadera football team, similar to other transactions in which private businessmen, Israelis or foreign residents, purchase Israeli teams, such as Mitchell Goldhar at Maccabi Tel Aviv, Alona Barkat at Hapoel Beer Sheva, Yaakov Shahar at Maccabi Haifa, Edmond Safra at Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Barak Abramov at Beitar Jerusalem.
When the Latin Footballer Meets the Israeli Football Market
The World Cup always reminds us that the football players' market is a global one.
Purchasing Real Estate Abroad: A Good Investment or a Trap?
In recent years, as real estate prices in Tel Aviv and throughout Israel reach peaks that make it difficult for many buyers, investors are looking for alternatives and turning to overseas investments.
Latest Legal Updates
Concealing a history of moisture damage in an apartment constitutes a fundamental breach entitling to liquidated damages and repair costs
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A party to a best-efforts contract shall not be liable for third-party delays as long as it acted with reasonable diligence
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) demanded that a client pay unpaid debts for helicopter parking and maintenance services. The client contended, inter alia, that it suffered damage due to a delay in the certification of IAI’s technicians, claiming a breach of the agreement. The Court accepted the main claim, rejected the counterclaim and held that the...
A provision in a will that disinherits a person who challenged the will shall not apply to an heir who challenged it in good faith and on well-founded grounds.
. One of the heirs filed an objection to the probate of the will based on the circumstances of its execution and the manner of the estate’s distribution, while the will had a provision under which an heir who applies to the Court or files an objection to the probate of the will shall be […]