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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Who Bears the Risk of Violating Personal Sanctions?

When US President Donald Trump took office, it seemed the question of personal sanctions against extremist right-wingers in Israel was off the table. Indeed, in one of his first decisions, Trump lifted the sanctions imposed...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

ILS 80 Million Penalty for Israeli Banks Over Competing Company Stakes

Bank Hapoalim and Israel Discount Bank will each pay the State Treasury ILS 40 million within the framework of an administrative settlement (“agreed order”), in respect of their acquisitions of minority stakes in a competitor...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Supreme Court: Service to Foreigners May Be Subject to Full VAT

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the GFI Securities Limited (GFI) case, published in February 2024, determines not to regard a financial intermediary services transaction (brokerage services) involving both Israeli residents and...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Risk to Israeli Entities Posed by International Sanctions – What Is the Exposure and What Are the Dangers?

The executive order signed by United States President Joseph Biden in February 2024 states that the violence being committed by Israeli settlers has reached intolerable levels; poses a serious threat to peace, security, and...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Advantage to Israeli Banks When Self-Exercising a Deposited Pledge

A deposited pledge is an arrangement enabling lenders to receive efficient, inexpensive, and readily available collateral from borrowers to secure credit. However, the current legislative arrangement in Israel differentiates...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Regulating Israeli Banks’ Provision of Services to Licensed Cryptocurrency Service-Providers

The Bank of Israel is proposing to regulate the provision of services to licensed cryptocurrency service providers (i.e., exchange platforms). The purpose of the proposal is to ensure banks are not able to sweepingly refuse...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Banks Required to Share Information about Clients with Other Financial Bodies

As part of a broad change led by the Ministry of Finance to increase competition in the banking and financial services market, a memorandum for the Provision of Financial Information Services was recently published for public...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The Israeli Payment Market Is Lagging Behind

The payment market in Israel and around the world is marching toward revolution: Facebook announced the launch of its digital currency, the Libra; Le’umi Bank entered into agreements with 400 businesses for acceptance of...more

A&O Shearman

Israeli Supreme Court grants injunctive relief to Bitcoin trading company against its bank

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On 25 February 2018, the Israeli Supreme Court, in what appears to be a landmark decision, granted temporary relief in favour of a crypto-currency (Bitcoin) trading company, Bits of Gold Limited (BoG) against its bank, Bank...more

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