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The Ministry of Transport refused to renew the direct import licenses of a motorcycle importer for both Yamaha and Kawasaki brands, ruling that the license could only be renewed for one of them. The Supreme Court dismissed the importer’s appeal on competition grounds.  The Israeli Law for the Licensing of Services and Professions in the […]

Following a family dispute, a father moved to evict his son from a residential apartment in his ownership after the son and his family resided in the property for years without payment of consideration and without a written agreement. The Court granted the eviction claim.  A commitment to grant a gift in real estate is […]

An individual evacuated from his home following the outbreak of the “Swords of Iron” war and accommodated in a hotel was demanded to move to another hotel, for reasons of required renovations while a group of evacuees associated with a hotel employee was allowed to stay. The Supreme Court rejected the contention of illegal discrimination.  […]

A brother and sister, who received three apartments from their father as a gift and recorded them under joint ownership, signed a partition agreement.  Under the agreement, they transferred rights to one another to establish exclusive ownership of each apartment (“distribution in kind”), but refused to pay a betterment levy, contending that the transfer was […]

A company filed a lawsuit by virtue of a resolution adopted at a board meeting held in the absence of a legal quorum, and without obtaining the consent of the absent director to said resolution. The Court summarily dismissed the claim due to the board resolution’s nullity.  In contrast to resolutions adopted at board meetings […]

Following entry of a company into insolvency proceedings, a transaction counterparty announced the termination of the agreement due to the non-fulfillment of a condition precedent and began dealing directly with a foreign manufacturer despite contract terms stipulating non-compete. The Court held that the contract expired but the non-compete provision is valid.  A condition precedent is […]

A manufacturer and a franchisee signed a franchise agreement for 5 years with an option to extend it for 5 additional years.  Following the end of the original term, the parties continued their working relationship without signing a new agreement.  After the manufacturer unilaterally terminated the agreement only 3 years later, the franchisee demanded compensation […]

A radio station operator demanded that a shareholder of an advertising company personally bear the debt accumulated by the company for advertising services provided to it. The Court rejected the claim against the shareholder and held that the extreme conditions justifying the piercing of the corporate veil were not proven.  Piercing the corporate veil is […]

An employee demanded compensation from the employer who dismissed her while she was pregnant.  The employer dismissed her for professional reasons and economic difficulties during the war period.  The employee revealed to the employer that she is pregnant only a day after the hearing and did not present proof thereof. The Labor Court found that […]

A malfunction in a drone belonging to a press photographer, who had arrived to cover the clock repair at the Jaffa Clock Tower, forced him to seek the assistance of a repair company employee to execute the shot.  Consequently, the company and the employee sought recognition as the copyright holders of the photograph. The Court […]

A Brazilian football player playing in the Israeli Premier League demanded from his team, after termination of his employment, payment of compensation for work on weekly rest days and on holidays. The Labor Court found that the team does not need to pay compensation for work on weekly rest days and on holidays.  As a […]

On February 5, 2026, Amendment No. 12 to the Israeli Notaries Law was legislated.  It stipulates that a power of attorney granted to a banking corporation for the purpose of executing a mortgage transaction, including its cancellation, transfer, modification of its terms, or any other action involving the recording of the transaction shall be valid […]

A couple decided to undergo an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) procedure, during which joint embryos were created and frozen.  Prior to commencing the procedure, the couple signed an agreement requiring mutual consent at every stage of the process up to the transfer of the embryos into the uterus.  However, before the transfer of the embryos, […]

A bidder that won an Israel Land Authority tender for a lease of a plot withdrew its bid, contending that essential information regarding the scope of building rights had been concealed.  The tender committee forfeited ILS 400,000 of the bid guarantee (approximately 25% of the total guarantee). The Court rejected the petition and held that […]

A party to an arbitration filed a motion to remove the arbitrator (a civil engineer) after four years of proceedings, alleging bias expressed, inter alia, through disparaging remarks. The Court rejected the motion and held that no grounds for the arbitrator’s removal were found due to lack of evidence of a real concern of bias.  […]

One of two partners seeking to acquire a property executed a brokerage agreement solely in his own name.  Subsequently, the second partner purchased the property independently, without the other’s knowledge.  Upon becoming aware of the transaction, the realtor demanded that the purchaser pay the applicable brokerage fees under the agreement, notwithstanding the fact that the […]

A woman passed without a will, having been unmarried but lived with a couple for over 20 years. The Court found that the couple is a common-law spouse for purpose of inheritence.  The Israeli Inheritance Law stipulates that in the absence of a contrary will, common-law spouses inherit from each other as married spouses.  For […]

Amidst the discharge of an oil cargo in Israel, contamination by foreign agents was revealed, thereby depreciating its value.  The cargo owners contended that the maritime carrier is liable for such contamination, predicated upon the clean pre-loading laboratory reports and the clean bill of lading, wherein the carrier confirmed the cargo is “in apparent good […]

Companies entered into a share purchase agreement regarding the shares of “Diners.”  The contract stipulated that the sellers would be entitled to contingent consideration, provided that no stay of proceedings order is issued against “Mega” which is not vacated within 60 days.  Following the issuance of such an order against Mega, and despite the Mega’s […]

A bank refused to open an account for an heir seeking to transfer to Israel inheritance funds from a Panamanian company’s account in Singapore.  This refusal was issued as no documentation was provided to verify the source of the funds or the connection between the deceased and the foreign company that owned the account.  Furthermore, […]

Two Israeli Premier League football players demanded from their teams, after their employment ended, payment for weekly rest indemnity on Saturdays, and redemption of vacation days. The Labor Court held that the clubs do not need to pay for weekly rest indemnity and vacation redemption.  Generally, the Israeli Wage Protection Law prohibits a salary that […]

A patent application was filed as part of an international project aimed at formulating policies for granting intellectual property rights to inventions created by artificial intelligence.  The application stated that the applicant for the registration of the invention is the representative of the inventor, an artificial intelligence (AI) machine, which generated the inventions autonomously and […]

Workers on the farm lived there with their families and worked day and night at varying hours according to the needs of the farm. The Labor Court held that the Hours of Work and Rest Law does not apply to the employment the workers due to employer’s inability to supervise.  The Israeli Hours of Work […]

A startup company employed a scientist.  The employment agreement stipulated that intellectual property belonged to the company and that the issue of employee stock options would be settled later.  After 8 months, a dispute arose regarding the option terms (the company’s requirement for a vesting period and actual work), the scientist decided to go on […]