The largest law firms in Israel have united and publish a joint statement against the reform of the legal system in which they warn against the consequences of the move. “As those who are at the heart of legal, business and commercial activities in Israel, we wish to warn you that if the plan and the bills are implemented, there is a real concern for Israel’s status as an international business center, foreign investments in Israel may at least dramatically, foreign entities will seek to withdraw their money, rating Israel’s credit has decreased, and even our status in the OECD may be in danger.”
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It is also written that “implementation of the proposed plan may damage the way the State of Israel is perceived on the world stage as a democratic country and seriously damage the Israeli economy in a way that will affect all the residents of the country.”
17 law firms, among the largest in Israel, have signed the announcement: Erdinst Ben Natan Tolidano with Hamburger Evron, Goldfarb Seligman and Gross, who today announced a merger and became the largest law firm in Israel, Mitar, Herzog, Fischer, Agmon with Tolcinsky, Nishitz Brands Amir, ERM , Sheblat, Arnon, Gornicki, AYR, Pearl Cohen, Firon, S. Horowitz and Barnea.
“We, the undersigned, from the largest law firms in Israel, wish to warn against harming the strength and independence of the judicial system and the system of checks, balances, and restraints that underpin the democratic regime of which we are so proud, alongside the fact that the State of Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people,” the statement read. .
According to them, the signed offices number about 3,500 lawyers from all shades of the political spectrum. “As those who appear daily in front of the courts and tribunals, we know the justice system well, and we also recognize the system’s difficulties and problems. Every system requires continuous monitoring for difficulties and deficiencies that may arise in it, and corresponding corrections and improvements are required. Likewise, the justice system is not immune From criticism and the need to correct what needs to be corrected – but this is not the way.”
“We call on the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice to hold a broad and open public discourse combining all currents in the public and professionals and to examine what corrections are required in the judicial system, while maintaining its independence, and this before a parliamentary debate is held on the proposals put forward by them.”
Attorney Lior Aviram, the managing partner at the Sheblat Co. law firm, said: “Every citizen in Israel, including me of course, has a personal and value position, which is the result of his life experience and his view, regarding the proposed legislative changes. The statement by the large firms of lawyers, that for the first time ever, joined the call on a subject that is apparently political, is also a cry from a very unique professional-business direction: from a deep understanding of what is at stake in the legal world (including human rights in Israel and the fundamental values of democracy) , but no less than that – a deep understanding of the effect that these changes may produce on the business-economic world in the country and thus also affect the standard of living, happiness and wealth of all Israeli citizens. It is our duty by virtue of our position to act resolutely for a democratic state and an independent and strong judicial system.”