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Litigation

Disputes built for the courtroom from the first filing.

Aun & Co. represents companies and individuals in commercial litigation before Israeli courts, from the Magistrates' Courts to the Supreme Court.

Litigation at Aun & Co. is the representation of companies, shareholders and individuals in civil and commercial disputes before Israeli courts, including the Supreme Court. It is for parties who face a claim, need to bring one, or must protect assets while a dispute is decided. An engagement opens with a full read of the file, a written assessment of exposure and leverage, and a plan that runs from first pleading to judgment or negotiated exit.

The work spans
  • Statements of claim and defence under the 2021 civil procedure rules
  • Interim relief: injunctions, freezing orders and appointment of receivers
  • Evidence strategy: witness statements, expert opinions, cross-examination
  • Appeals and leave-to-appeal proceedings up to the Supreme Court of Israel
  • Enforcement of judgments and post-judgment asset recovery
  • You received a statement of claim and the sixty-day clock to defend is already running.
  • A partner or shareholder has cut you out of decisions, accounts or distributions.
  • A counterparty stopped paying under a signed contract and ignores your demand letters.
  • You need to freeze assets before the other side moves them beyond reach.
  • You lost at first instance and the window to appeal is measured in days, not months.

The firm prepares every matter as if it will be argued. The opposing party's own exhibits are read first — admissions against interest usually decide cases before witnesses do. A dated timeline and a claim-by-claim exposure map are built early, so settlement decisions rest on numbers, not on pressure. One advocate carries the file end to end.

04 · What you get

A written exposure map

Before strategy is set, you receive a claim-by-claim assessment: the legal test, the evidence on each side, and a realistic range of outcomes.

One advocate, whole file

The lawyer who signs the pleadings reads every exhibit and argues the hearings. Nothing is delegated past the point of accountability.

Trilingual on the record

Hebrew, Arabic and English handled natively — contracts, correspondence and testimony are read in the language they were written in.

Settlement priced, not guessed

Every offer is measured against the exposure map and the cost of the road ahead, so a compromise is a decision, not a relief.

05 · Representative matters

Shareholder deadlock in a private company

The firm has acted for minority holders excluded from management and distributions, combining a statutory oppression claim with valuation and buy-out mechanics.

Construction defects claim, multiple defendants

Defence of a design professional in a multi-million-shekel defects action, separating design liability from execution and supervision responsibility.

Group employment claim, veil-piercing theory

Defence of related companies and their principals against a claim seeking to attribute one entity's liabilities across successive corporate structures.

Cross-border contractual debt recovery

Acting for a foreign creditor under a contract governed by Israeli law, coordinating evidence and enforcement steps across several jurisdictions.

Described in abbreviated, anonymised form to preserve client confidentiality.

How long does commercial litigation take in Israel?

Most commercial cases in Israeli courts run two to four years to a first-instance judgment, depending on the court and the evidence stage. Interim relief can be obtained within days, and many matters resolve at or after the pre-trial conference.

What is the deadline for filing a statement of defence in Israel?

A statement of defence is generally due within 60 days of service under the Civil Procedure Regulations; fast-track claims allow less. Court recesses can affect the count, but the safe course is to treat the date of service as the start of a hard clock.

Can legal fees be recovered from the losing party in Israel?

Partly. Israeli courts routinely order the losing party to pay costs and counsel fees, but awarded amounts often sit below actual fees. Cost exposure is therefore priced into strategy from the first assessment, not discovered at judgment.

What does the first case assessment include?

A reading of the pleadings and key exhibits, a note on deadlines already running, a claim-by-claim view of exposure and leverage, and a recommended course — litigate, settle or hold. It is delivered in writing and is the basis for every step after.

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