<p dir="rtl">תקציר בעברית: על פי הדין הישראלי מוטלת על הבנק חובת אמון כלפי לקוחותיו.</p><p dir="rtl">בבסיסה של חובת האמון מונחת החובה להפעיל את הכוח שניתן לבנק בלי לנצלו לרעה. על הבנק למלא את...</p>

English Abstract: The Fiduciary Duty is the strictest duty that exists in the realm of private law. The fiduciary must act in the best interests of his principal, and prioritize these interests over every other interest - including those of his own. Hence, the reluctance to apply a fiduciary...

<p dir="rtl">תקציר בעברית: מורכבותם הלשונית והתוכנית של המסמכים הבנקאיים מובילה לחוסר שוויון אינפורמטיבי בין הבנק לבין הלקוח ויוצרת מכשול חמור בפני לקוחות המבקשים לבצע...</p>

<p dir="rtl">תקציר בעברית: חוק הבנקאות (שירות ללקוח), תשמ"א–1981 הוא אחד החוקים המרכזיים המסדיר את יחסי הבנק והלקוח. החוק נחקק כדי לפתור את בעיית פער הכוחות בין הבנק ללקוח ולהבטיח...</p>

Personal guarantees are common practice in Israel. Banks and lenders often demand personal guarantees from third parties as security for the provision of credit, either as sole security or in addition to other – usually proprietary – collateral. However, personal guarantees are common not...

A deep-seated rule in Israeli law is that the bank owes a fiduciary duty to its customers. The concept of imposing a fiduciary duty on banks is not originally an Israeli one. The Israeli courts adopted it from British law. However, from the moment that it was introduced in Israel, the courts...

According to Israeli law, the bank owes a fiduciary duty to its customers. However, recently, the Israeli courts have expanded the doctrine of the ban's fiduciary duty in various ways: In terms of the content o the duty; in terms of the scope of the beneficiaries – other than customers –...

The banker-customer relationship is a contractual relationship based on a contract between the parties. As a contractual relationship, it is governed by contract law. However, contract law does not provide the customer with the protection he or she requires against the bank. Therefore, the...

The article deals with the duty of disclosure that is imposed on the bank. Various legal systems impose a duty of disclosure on the bank vis-à-vis the customer. However, this “duty of disclosure” is a narrow duty that only obliges the bank to provide the customer with the informative data...

A deep seated rule in Israeli case law is that the bank owes a fiduciary duty to its customers. The concept of imposing a fiduciary duty on banks was adopted by the Israeli courts from English principles of Equity. However, the Israeli courts expanded the notion far beyond its original English...