Civil Litigation in Israel
The firm brings and defends civil actions in all their forms, before the Magistrates' Courts and the District Courts. It acts for claimants and defendants alike, for individuals and for businesses.
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Compensation for damage suffered
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This is the heart of the firm's litigation work: obtaining redress for a person who has suffered damage, whatever its origin. The work consists of establishing liability, quantifying the loss precisely - losses incurred, income foregone, expenses paid, non-pecuniary damage - and assembling the evidence supporting each of those heads.
A poorly quantified claim is a claim half lost. The sum sought must be justified item by item, failing which the court will reduce it, and the other side knows it.
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Breach and non-performance of contract
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An undertaking not honoured, a delivery that never arrives, work half done, an abrupt termination: the firm handles disputes arising from non-performance of a contract, whether the aim is to compel performance, obtain rescission or claim damages.
The first step is almost always a properly drafted letter before action. It resolves part of these matters without proceedings, and for those that do reach court it becomes a decisive document.
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Property and asset disputes
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Disputes between business partners, disagreements over the ownership or use of an asset, differences between co-owners or neighbours, unpaid debts between individuals: the firm acts across this range of litigation, often at the boundary between property law and the law of obligations.
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Tenancy disputes
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Unpaid rent, damage, refusal to return a deposit, disputed charges, occupation continuing after the end of the lease, early termination: the firm represents landlords and tenants.
These matters are far easier to handle where the lease was well drafted in the first place — one more reason to have it reviewed before signing.
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Claims against a developer or a builder
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Among civil actions, buyers' claims against developers occupy a particular place, especially where delivery is late, where the property does not match the specifications promised, or where defects appear after handover.
Israeli law confers precise rights in those situations, but enforcing them requires rigorous proof: contractual dates, written exchanges, technical reports, quantification of the loss. The firm builds and argues those files.
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How a case proceeds
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Every file begins with a meeting to establish the facts and review the documents. That is followed by a frank assessment of the prospects of success, the likely cost and the probable duration - three pieces of information a client should have before deciding, not after.
The possibility of settlement is examined as a matter of course, and a well-negotiated settlement is often worth more than an ill-judged trial. Where proceedings are necessary, the firm conducts them to their conclusion, including, if required, enforcement of the judgment obtained.
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If you have suffered damage, or if an undertaking given to you has not been honoured, contact the firm without delay: some claims are subject to limitation periods, and evidence disappears quickly.