Legal Articles

Purchase tax in Israel: who pays, single vs additional apartment, when to pay, new immigrants and foreign residents, and how to avoid common mistakes.

What a caution note is in Israel, when it is registered, how it protects an apartment buyer from a double sale and liens, and how it is removed.

The difference between a regular or notarized power of attorney and a continuing power of attorney in Israel, why a regular one is not designed for loss of capacity, and when you need both.

How to raise a continuing power of attorney with your parents, how to involve siblings, and what to do when a parent hesitates or there is tension in the family.

What happens to a business or company when the owner can no longer run it? How a continuing power of attorney fits with the articles of association, founders’ agreement and bank signing rights.

A continuing power of attorney for families split between Israel and abroad: signing before an authorized lawyer, choosing an available attorney, assets in Israel and abroad, and language.

The obligations of an attorney under an Israeli continuing power of attorney: acting on the grantor’s wishes, documenting decisions, avoiding conflicts of interest, and what is prohibited.

How to revoke an Israeli continuing power of attorney before and after it comes into force, what can be changed after deposit, and when the court can cancel it.

Who the informed person in an Israeli continuing power of attorney is, what the role involves, who cannot serve, and how it adds oversight of the attorney.

What an attorney under an Israeli continuing power of attorney can do with the grantor’s apartment: renting, selling, mortgage and land registration, and what to set in advance.