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January 20, 2026

2025 Year-End Review: Litigation in Israel

2025 offered numerous examples of how Israeli case law continues to grapple with evolving legal and technological challenges. Fundamental legal questions arose regarding the ubiquitous use of artificial intelligence in the business and public spheres. Because these issues have not yet been regulated through legislation, the courts were called upon to resolve them by interpreting and applying existing laws.

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January 20, 2026

Virtual Currencies and Blockchain Course: Lecture by Dr. Zvi Gabbay

Dr. Zvi Gabbay, head of the firm’s Regulation Department, recently lectured as part of BDO Academy’s course on virtual currencies and blockchain. The course is intended for managers and executives, directors, institutional investors, investment managers, and analysts. Zvi’s lecture focused on the development of regulation in Israel and globally.

January 18, 2026

2025 Year-End Review: Key Trends in the Israeli Real Estate Sector

2025 will be remembered as one of the most complex and dynamic years for Israel’s real estate sector. Despite the financial risks, the market demonstrated resilience through an influx of real estate companies joining the stock exchange to raise funds and debt capital to finance enormous urban renewal programs.

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January 18, 2026

Bank of Israel Expands “Identification Code” in Payment Systems: Latest Measure to Increase Competition and Open Up the Financial Market

The Bank of Israel recently issued its decision to expand the identification code used by banking corporations and nonbank entities to connect to payment systems from two digits to three digits. While ostensibly only a technical change, in practice it is a significant step that will enable financial entities to hold accounts and transfer funds for customers directly and independently, without relying on existing banks.

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January 18, 2026

Israel Securities Authority Proposes Regulatory Relief to Licensees Providing Digital Investment Advice

In January 2026, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) published a proposed amendment to the “Directive to licensees relating to service provision using technological means.” This directive was designed to align the provisions of the Regulation of Investment Advice, Investment Marketing and Portfolio Management Law, 1995 with the digital age.

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January 15, 2026

Lecture: Practical Labor Law for Industrial Companies

Adv. Eli Beloshevsky lectured to industrial companies as part of a practical course in labor law organized by the Manufacturers Association of Israel. The lecture dealt with the Wage Protection Law and the legal risks of mismanaging an employee’s pay stub.

January 14, 2026

2025 Year-End Review: Israeli Employment Law

2025 was replete with dynamic changes with far-reaching implications for employers and employees in Israel. We are pleased to present a selection of client updates we published over the past year, along with several new and important updates already relevant at the outset of 2026.

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January 14, 2026

Israel Securities Authority Clarifies When Advice Law Applies to Foreign Analyses of Israeli Companies

ISA staff confirmed that activities of foreign research firms publishing “sponsored analyses” to investors abroad are not subject to the Israeli Advice Law. This determination provides certainty for foreign entities covering Israeli companies, provided they carry out and distribute the activity exclusively outside Israel.

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January 11, 2026

2025 Year-End Review: Increasing Competition in the Israeli Banking Market and Tightening Supervision

In 2025, the Bank of Israel, the Ministry of Finance, and the Israel Securities Authority accelerated measures to significantly increase competition in the banking system. These included regulatory and legislative amendments, some of which are expected to come into effect in 2026.

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January 8, 2026

A Revolution in Israeli Contract Interpretation? Not Quite

The latest amendment to the Contracts Law does not overturn Supreme Court rulings nor does it dramatically change contract interpretation. Rather, it anchors in legislation the trend in Supreme Court case law of differentiating between business contracts and other types of contracts, while increasing certainty and stability in the business world.

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January 8, 2026

New Bank of Israel Directive: Banks May Restrict Accounts of Sanctioned Israelis

On December 30, 2025, the Supervisor of Banks published Directive 412, aimed at instructing banking corporations on providing services to customers subject to international sanctions.

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January 8, 2026

IFI & BDO Academy: Company Secretaries Course

Adv. Omri Oren, a partner in our Capital Markets Department, lectured on the prohibition on insider trading as part of a company secretariat course at the BDO Academy of Finance, in collaboration with the Israeli Finance Institute (IFI), alongside leading senior professionals and experts in the market.

January 8, 2026

AI Use in the Financial Sector – Final Report of the Regulatory Workgroup

Following an extensive public consultation process, a final report on the use of AI in the financial sector was published last week. The report was prepared by a committee comprising representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the Competition Authority, the Israel Securities Authority, the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority, and the Bank of Israel.

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January 7, 2026

Headed to the TASE: Brooks Cohen Entrepreneurship Merges with Canzon Israel

We represented the public company Canzon Israel in its acquisition of real estate company Brooks Cohen Entrepreneurship. Upon completion of the transaction, Brooks will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Canzon. The transaction was led by Adv. Hagit Ross.

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January 7, 2026

Contract Law Amendment – Revolution or Just Noise?

Adv. Gal Livshits explains in an interview with TheMarker that the recent amendment to Israeli contract law is not revolutionary, but reinforces the distinction between business and other contracts, allowing parties to set interpretive rules while emphasizing the importance of precise drafting and professional legal guidance.

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January 7, 2026

Barnea: Representation in an Inheritance Dispute Concerning Rights in Two Luxury Properties

The court accepted our position and dismissed a claim in which our client’s sister sought half the rights in a real estate asset worth millions of shekels inherited from their grandfather and registered solely in our client’s name. The plaintiff failed to present a clear cause of action and was ordered to pay ILS 100,000 in legal costs. The case was handled by Adv. Zohar Lande, Adv. Gal Livshits, and Adv. Maor Gariany.

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January 7, 2026

2025 Year-End Review: Financial Regulation and Digital Currencies

2025 will be remembered as the year financial regulation succeeded in catching up with the pace of technological innovation, progressing from regulatory uncertainty to a clear framework encompassing many aspects of financial activity and suited to the modern era.

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January 6, 2026

Force Majeure in Times of War – What It Means for Business

Adv. Terry Almozlino Arnon discusses in an interview with Globes how the concept of “force majeure” affects developers and contractors in the real estate and construction sectors, and its practical implications for day-to-day operations after the war’s end.

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January 5, 2026

Europe Presents a Comprehensive Digital and AI Reform Proposal: What Does It Mean for Businesses?

The European Commission recently published the Digital Omnibus, aimed at simplifying data regulation within the European Union by amending key legislation governing digital data. In this update, we summarize the proposal’s key aspects.

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January 5, 2026

Podcast: Urban Renewal from a Local Authority’s Perspective

Adv. Ruth Gerby, head of the firm's municipalities practice and coordinator of the building construction practice, shares her experience advising municipal urban renewal units, explaining how to balance the interests of residents, developers, and the municipality; protect public spaces; and advance feasible, sustainable projects.

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