Arbitration in trust disputes under Israeli law
Alon Kaplan & Meytal Liberman
Trusts & Trustees
14 June 2023
This article first reviews key issues in Israeli arbitration law, and then discusses the Israeli trust and its creation modalities. It then focuses on the validity of arbitration agreements with respect to trust disputes under Israeli law by reviewing the relevant case law. In this context, the article distinguishes between commercial trusts set up by contract, charitable trusts and trusts set up as estate planning instruments. The article goes on to highlight the difficulty of imposing arbitration on beneficiaries of a trust, and finally concludes.
MEYTAL LIBERMAN, Advocate
Trusts and intergenerational transfers of assets.
Trusts | Wills and Inheritance | Enduring Power of Attorney | Prenuptial and Joint Life Agreements | Transactions of Assets