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SubscribeEnforcement activity commences for the obligation to appoint a DPO and other obligations under Amendment 13
Data Protection Officer (DPO) Services
On December 10, 2025, the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority announced that it has initiated proactive supervision proceedings regarding the obligations established by Amendment 13 to the Privacy Protection Law, including the obligation to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in organizations. The Authority stated that it will begin by examining the following sectors: local authorities, […]
A municipality may sometimes be obligated to pay a supplier even if no written agreement was signed
Public Law, Elections Law and Tenders
Dispute Resolution
A municipality refused to compensate a supplier for works performed in two projects at the order of the municipality, amounting to approximately ILS 850,000 due to the fact that no formal signed agreement exists, due to an election period and changes in the local administration. The Court partially accepted the claim and ordered the municipality […]
A will shall be invalidated in case of involvement and undue influence by the beneficiary
Wills and Estates
Intergenerational Law (Trusts, Estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Parenting)
Dispute Resolution
A daughter, who inherited her late mother’s estate together with her sibling, sought to revoke the inheritance order due to a will in which the deceased bequeathed the entire estate to her. The Court dismissed the motion to revoke the inheritance order due to undue influence exerted on the testator. The Israeli Inheritance Law stipulates […]
To impose personal liability on a corporate organ personal fault must be shown according to a subjective test
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Real estate in Israel and around the world
Dispute Resolution
Property owners entered into a tenancy agreement with a company which was supposed to carry out construction work on the property to open a restaurant and a hotel. After the tenant failed to pay the rent and did not commence the work on the property on time, the property owners terminated the agreement and demanded […]
The provisions of an arbitration agreement may be applied to a party who has personally agreed to them, even if they are not a party to the arbitration agreement
Mergers and Acquisitions
Dispute Resolution
International Transactions and Disputes and Israeli “Soft Landing”
As part of a merger transaction in which shareholders in the target company sold their shares to the acquiring company, an Israeli company wholly held by an Australian ASX traded company, the acquiring company undertook to provide a loan for the benefit of the target company. While the share purchase agreements were made only with […]
Contractual liquidated damages that are above 10-15% of the contract value may not be enforced
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Real estate in Israel and around the world
Dispute Resolution
A Seller of rights in a plot (acquired from a receiver) undertook to complete the recording of the rights in his name within 40 days but the recording was affected only after six years. The purchasers demanded the full liquidated damages stipulated in the contract (ILS 150,000), which constituted approximately 28% of the transaction value. […]
In conflicting real estate transactions preference should be given to a late sale transaction over an early gift transaction
Real estate in Israel and around the world
Dispute Resolution
A person granted his rights in the land as an irrevocable gift and even entered into an agreement and an irrevocable power of attorney for the benefit of the beneficiaries. However, the beneficiaries did not record a cautionary note and after about two years the same person sold the same rights to a third party […]
Eviction of a licensee: Can the license become irrevocable?
Real estate in Israel and around the world
Dispute Resolution
An article discussing the ability of landowners to evict a licensee, even after decades, whether regarding private land or state land. The article was written by Adv. Yair Aloni of Afik & Co
