The Tel Aviv District Ethics Committee of the Israel Bar Association recently ruled that attorneys may collect fees for their services using Bitcoin. The committee’s decision was handed down without regard to the regulatory problems that arise from using Bitcoin, a virtual currency based on an encryption system that allows covert use, without the payer or payee having to expose ...

An internal committee within the Judicial Authority of Israel is working nowadays on establishing guidelines for judges' use of social networks. The Judicial Authority revealed that the committee will determine ethical and professional rules and principles that will apply to judges regarding this topic. The committee, headed by the Deputy President of the District Court in Nazareth, the Honorable Judge Avraham ...