Legal guides

The garage charged more than agreed? Price quotes, extra work and faulty repairs under the law

A garage must give a price quote in a printed document or by email, and must not carry out work that was not included in it. What the law says about extra work, replaced parts, the invoice and faulty repairs, and where to turn.

Food allergy and food poisoning: when a restaurant or a manufacturer is liable

A restaurant that gave wrong information about the ingredients of a dish, a manufacturer that did not label an allergen, food poisoning: what the Food Law, the Consumer Protection Law, the Torts Ordinance and the Defective Products Law say, and what to document.

How to join a class action, and how to leave it

As a rule, you do not need to join a class action: anyone within the class definition is included unless they opt out. When you do join after all, how to opt out, where to check in the register, and how to object to a settlement agreement.

A business sued under the Spam Law: the first steps

A business that received a claim over advertising messages: the deadline for a statement of defense, what the plaintiff must show, consent and the exceptions, refusal notices, the presumption in the Law, and what the court weighs.

Cancellation of a Black Friday or Cyber Monday purchase: 14 days, misleading sales and pricing errors

A purchase in an online sale can also be canceled within 14 days. What the law requires of a special sale, what to do when the price “before the discount” is inflated, and when a seller may cancel because of a pricing error.

What Israel’s Consumer Protection Law gives you

The Consumer Protection Law sets clear rights: cancellation of a transaction, a duty of disclosure, misleading advertising. What you are entitled to under the Law, and what happens when a business breaches or…

Dark patterns: misleading design and consumer law

Tried to cancel a subscription and could not find the button? Paid for insurance you did not ask for? That is a dark pattern, and in Israel it is not legal. Here you will find what…

Misleading advertising: what the law says

Received an ad that misled you? Here is how to know what may not be advertised, when there is a cause of action, and what fines companies pay for false advertising…

Timeshare contract: when you can cancel and how to get out of the deal

Form 106: what it is, when the employer must give it, and what to check in it

Form 106 is the annual certificate of the salary paid and the tax deducted. By when the employer must give it, what it contains, and how to check it against your payslips: taxable income, tax and contributions.

The employer did not pay severance pay or did not release the money in the fund: what to do

Severance pay not paid within 15 days of the date it was due is considered delayed. How to release the money from the fund, what to write in the demand letter, and the deadlines for a claim.

Which Labor Court do you file in? By the place of work, and sometimes by the place of residence

An employee’s claim against an employer is filed with the Labor Court for the area where the workplace is. When your place of residence decides, the court areas, and a table for Kiryat Ono, Petah Tikva, Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv.

Resignation deemed dismissal: when you get severance pay even though you resigned

When a resignation gives a right to severance pay: health, childbirth, moving home or a material deterioration in working conditions. What you need to show, and what notice to give the employer.

Limitation period for wage and employment claims: what becomes time-barred and when

A wage claim generally becomes time-barred within 7 years, but annual leave, late-wage compensation and claims under certain laws become time-barred sooner. When the count starts, and what postpones the deadline.

Working on Knesset election day: a day of rest, wages and who works on it

Knesset election day, 27 October 2026, is a day of rest by law. Who is paid for the day of rest, who works on it, how much someone who works is paid, and the arrangement for foreign workers.

Vacation days by law: a table, accrual and payment at the end of employment

16 to 28 vacation days according to seniority (section 3 of the Annual Leave Law), when you may accumulate them, and how payment for unused leave is calculated at the end of employment, including a calculator…

Pre-dismissal hearing: what must happen, and what to do if there was no hearing

What an employment contract must contain, and what is void

The Labor Court: the stages and deadlines of the proceeding

Proceedings in the Labor Court, step by step: statement of claim, pre-trial hearing, evidence and judgment. Limitation periods, interim orders, and the…

Maternity leave: how many weeks, and protection from dismissal

What is an employee entitled to on maternity leave? For how long? What may the employer do? A guide to the Women’s Employment Law in Israel — Adv. Yaron Meiri

Late salary in Israel: when and how to sue the employer

Late payment of wages in Israel: when an employer must pay compensation for late payment of wages (section 17 of the Wage Protection Law), how to file a claim with the Labor Court, and by when.

Legal liability for AI: who is responsible when the algorithm gets it wrong?

Who is liable when an AI algorithm causes damage: the developer, the operator or the vendor? An analysis under the Torts Ordinance, product liability and the EU AI Act 2024…

Digital signature: legal validity and uses

A guide to digital signatures in Israel: legal validity under the Electronic Signature Law, 5761-2001, types of signature, security requirements and…

Online store terms of use: what they must contain

What an online store’s terms and conditions must include: the disclosure duties in a distance sale, cancellation within 14 days, cancellation fees, returns, privacy and accessibility, and what in the terms is void.

You received a demand over your website’s accessibility: what the law really requires of a business

You received a demand over your website’s accessibility? Who is required to comply at all, by turnover, what Israeli Standard IS 5568 requires at level AA, the 60-day rule in regulation 35A(d), and the defenses in section 19YY(c).

AI clauses in contracts: 6 clauses you must not miss

An AI contract written on ordinary terms is a ticking bomb. 6 clauses decide the fate of the agreement: definition, data ownership, liability, performance…

Founders’ agreement: all the clauses that must be there from day one

What goes into a founders’ agreement: share split, vesting and cliff, roles, intellectual property and exit mechanisms, under the Companies Law and the Copyright Act, and a clause outline you can copy.

Joint ownership of a patent and a copyright: what each co-owner may do alone

The Patents Law sets what each co-owner of a patent may do alone: use the invention, transfer their share, grant a license and sue for infringement. Copyright law has no such provisions. What to set in the agreement between the co-owners.

IT outsourcing agreement: data security, ownership of the code, breach and termination

What the law says about an IT outsourcing agreement: data security duties when the vendor accesses a database of personal information, ownership of code developed to order, remedies for breach, liquidated damages and the interpretation of the contract.

Dissolving a business partnership: when the partnership dissolves, and what happens to the assets and debts

The Partnerships Ordinance sets when a partnership dissolves: at the end of its term, on a partner’s notice, on a partner’s death or by court order. What happens to the assets, to the debts and to a partner who leaves, and what is worth setting in the agreement.

A commercial contract in Israel: 7 principles before you sign

7 essential principles for commercial contracts: intention to contract, certainty, good faith, remedies, jurisdiction, indemnity and force majeure.

Liquidated damages clauses: validity and enforcement

The clause is valid without proof of damage, but the court may reduce an amount set without any reasonable relation to the foreseeable damage. What to check when you are asked to pay…

Non-disclosure agreements (NDA): a comprehensive guide

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are an essential legal tool for protecting sensitive information. In this guide we review the types of agreement, the main terms and the duties…

Agency agreements: legal structure and rights

Agency agreements in Israel: the Agency Law, 5725-1965, the rights and duties of the principal and the agent, liability toward a third party, and terminating…

Bank guarantee: what it is, what types exist and how to get one

A bank guarantee is the bank’s undertaking to pay the beneficiary under the letter of guarantee. The difference between an autonomous and an ordinary guarantee, the types, how to obtain one, and when forfeiture can be stopped.

Barter agreement: exchanging goods and services between businesses

Exchanging services sounds simple: you design something for me, I fix your website. No money changes hands, no invoice is needed. That is what people…

The right to be forgotten in Israel: removing information from the internet and from search results

Israeli law has no explicit “right to be forgotten”. What you can demand: removal by the person who published, correction or deletion of information in a database, an update to a news report on a criminal proceeding that ended, and a court order.

A warning letter before a defamation claim: what it should include and what not

The law does not require a warning letter before a defamation claim. What is worth including and demanding, when an apology affects the compensation, and why the letter itself may be a publication.

Defamation claims in Israel: how much is awarded, and what you must prove

How much do you get in a defamation claim? The cap under section 7A is NIS 50,000, index-linked, updated on the 16th of every month; double for intent to harm. With a table of case law, the defenses and the limitation period.

Cyberbullying: what the law allows you to do against those who harm you

Online harassment, shaming and offensive posts: which offenses are committed, how to obtain a restraining order against threatening harassment, and when to sue for…

Defamation and libel online: removal, identifying the publisher and compensation

Defamation and libel on the internet: what counts as a publication, who is liable, how to remove the content, what you can do when the publisher is an anonymous user, and what the claim is worth.

A petition to the Chairperson of the Central Elections Committee: how it works

The procedure under section 17B of the Elections (Modes of Propaganda) Law: who petitions and who is heard, what the remedy is (an injunction only), rules of procedure and court fees, delay, costs…

Use of public resources in election propaganda: what section 2A prohibits

Section 2A of the Elections (Modes of Propaganda) Law prohibits the use of public resources in connection with election propaganda. What counts as a public resource, what the exceptions…

What counts as election propaganda? The tests in practice

The Elections (Modes of Propaganda) Law does not define “election propaganda”. The test that has developed: the dominant purpose, without the need for an express call to vote, and so…

Administrative enforcement: powers and oversight

Basic Laws in Israel: human and civil rights

Fundamental rights in Israel: the Basic Laws, human dignity and liberty, freedom of expression, the right to privacy. How they are protected, and when the state may…

Charged by standing order after canceling a subscription: revoking the bank authorization and the refund

You canceled a subscription and the standing order charge continues? You can cancel the authorization at the bank at any time (section 34 of the Payment Services Law), a specific charge within 3 business days, and you claim the rest from the dealer.

Automatic renewal of a subscription: what the law requires of the business

A fixed-term transaction: the duty to notify in the notice period (30–60 days), an SMS notice 21 days in advance, canceling the automatic renewal clause…

Charged after subscription cancellation? 5 steps to get a refund

Charged after canceling a subscription? A step-by-step guide: mapping the charges collected after the cancellation, a written demand for a refund, and when to go to court.

Canceling a subscription to an app or streaming service: what the law says, and how it differs from a gym

Canceled an app or streaming subscription? After a cancellation notice, charging must stop (section 13D(c)). When you have 14 days to cancel, how much of a cancellation fee may be charged, and where to cancel.

Subscription cancellation: a full checklist + a cancellation notice template

How to cancel a subscription so that the cancellation takes effect: the channels that section 14I requires, what the notice must include, the 3/6 business days rule, which…

Gym subscription cancellation: consumer rights

You can cancel at any time by written notice, even in the middle of the commitment and without giving a reason. The cancellation takes effect at the end of a month, and the cancellation fee is limited to 25%, 20% or 17%. With a worked example.

Subscription price increase, overcharging and the duty of disclosure: what the company may do

The price went up in the middle of the subscription? A one-sided price change in a standard-form contract is presumed to be unfair (section 4(4)). An overcharge under a debit authorization: a check within 10 business days and a refund within 4. And what must be disclosed in advance.

Subscription cancellation under the Consumer Protection Law

A subscription bought at a distance can be canceled within 14 days for a refund, less a cancellation fee of up to 5% or NIS 100. After that you can cancel at any time, and charging stops within 3 business days.

Canceling a transaction under Israel’s Consumer Protection Law: 14 days and a cancellation fee of up to 5%

Credit card chargeback in Israel: an item not supplied, a double charge and charges abroad