International Litigation and Commerce – from an ISRAELI Perspective
ליטיגציה בינלאומית וסחר בינלאומי – מנקודת מבט ישראלית
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© 2026 Sherby & Co. Advs. Twice in recent months, Israeli clients contacted us concerning disputes with American companies pursuant to contracts that provided for “two-tier” dispute resolution — namely, that the parties would attempt mediation and, only if mediation failed, would they refer the dispute to binding arbitration. In both cases, although the agreement
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© 2024 Eric S. Sherby Regardless of one’s political leanings, there is probably unanimity that the United States Senate does not rush to ratify a unilateral treaty merely because an administration (Democratic or Republican) decided to sign it. Rather, the U.S. Senate traditionally takes the time necessary to consider the pros and cons of any
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ביום שלישי אישרה רשות ההגבלים העסקיים הפדרלית של ארה״ב (ה-Federal Trade Commission) תקנה חדשה האוסרת על הסכמי אי-תחרות קיימים ועתידים לבוא, למעט אלו אשר חתומים על-ידי מנהלים בכירים (א) שמרוויחים מעל $152,000 (בערך) בשנה ו-(ב) משמשים בתפקיד אשר בסמכותם לקבוע מדינות (policy-making role). התקנה צפויה להיכנס לתוקף בעוד כ-120 יום.
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(c) 2024 Sherby & Co., Advs. In recent weeks, we have published several blog posts regarding what had been the proposed amendment to Israel’s arbitration law. That amendment passed this week. This blog will continue to address issues of concern regarding Israel’s adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law. In this context, we are mindful of
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(c) 2024 Sherby & Co., Advs. As reported in our posts of January 11 and 31, Israel’s Knesset is considering adopting, for international arbitrations taking place in Israel, the Model Law of the United Nations International Trade Commission (commonly known as the “UNCITRAL Model Law”). On January 11, we began a series of posts regarding
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(c) 2024 Sherby & Co., Advs. As reported in our post of January 11, Israel’s Knesset is considering adopting, for international arbitrations taking place in Israel, the Model Law of the United Nations international Trade Commission (commonly known as the “UNCITRAL Model Law”). In Part I of this series, we examined the circumstances under which
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© 2024 Sherby & Co. Advs. A pervading challenge for Israeli companies that are active in the international field and which regularly contemplate including an arbitration clause in their international contracts is the question of the number of arbitrators to resolve any future dispute. No specialist in the field of international dispute resolution recommends resolution
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Israel’s Knesset (parliament) is considering adopting, for international arbitrations taking place in Israel, the Model Law of the United Nations international Trade Commission (commonly referred to as the “UNCITRAL Model Law”). The arguments that have been advanced by those who advocate for adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law have
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(c) 2023 Eric S. Sherby Tel Aviv Arbitration Week often provides an opportunity to contrast how typical issues in dispute resolution are dealt with in Israel as opposed to how they are dealt with abroad. Edna Sussman, a leading international arbitrator based in New York City, was a speaker on the panel concerning the
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מאז שנות ה-50, ארבע אמנות בינלאומיות משפיעות בצורה עמוקה על ליטיגציה אזרחית בינלאומית — (א) אמנת האג לביטול הצורך בחקיקה למסמכי חוץ ציבוריים, 1961 (הידועה כ- “אמנת האפוסטיל”), (ב) האמנה בדבר הכרתם ואכיפתם של פסקי בוררות חוץ, 1958 (הידועה כ- “אמנת ניו יורק”); (ג) האמנה בדבר המצאתם בחוץ לארץ, של כתבי בי דין וכתבים שלא