THE ISRAEL BAR
DAVID SAVILLE BAR REVIEW COURSE
SYLLABUS OF LAWS FOR BAR EXAMINATIONS - 15 October 1998
Note: For Laws marked * general knowledge only required
Section 1 - Laws of Obligation & Labour Law & Social Insurance
1. Contracts Law (General Part), 5733-1973
2. Contracts (Remedies for Breach of Contract) Law, 5731-1970
3. Transfer of Obligations Law, 5729-1969
4. Standard Contracts Law, 5743-1982*
5. Sale Law, 5728-1968
6. Sale (Housing) Law, 5733-1973
7. Gift Law, 5728-1968
8. Hire & Loan Law, 5731-1971
9. Bailees Law, 5725-1965
10.Agency Law, 5725-1967
11.Guarantee Law, 5727-1967
12.Civil Wrongs Ordinance (New Version)
13.Motor Vehicle Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordinance (New Version), 5730-1970
- Chapter 4*
14.Civil Wrongs (Liability of the State) Law, 5712-1952
15.Law of Torts Amendment (Repair of Bodily Harm) Law, 5724-1964*
16.Labour Courts Law, 5729-1969
17.Wage Protection Law, 5718-1958*
18.Severance Pay Law, 5723-1963
19.Hours of Work and Rest Law, 5711-1951
20.Annual Leave Law, 5711-1951*
21.Employment of Women Law, 5714-1954
22.Collective Agreements Law, 5717-1957*
23.Settlement of Labour Disputes Law, 5717-1957*
24.National Insurance Law (Consolidated Version), 5728-1968 - Chapters 5 and 14*
25.Contract for Services Law, 5734-1974*
26.Sale (Apartments) (Assurance of Investments of Persons Acquiring Apartments)
Law, 5735-1974*
27.Road Accident Victims Compensation Law, 5735-1975
28.Trust Law, 5739-1979
29.Unjust Enrichment Law, 5739-1979
30.Defective Products (Liability) Law, 5740-1979
31.Tenants Protection Law (Consolidated Version), 5732-1972*
32.Governmental Health Law, 5754-1994
33.Youth Employment Law, 5713-1953
34.Equal Opportunities at Work Law, 5748-1988
35.Minimum Wage Law, 5747-1987
36.Equal Wages for Male & Female Employees Law, 5756-1996
37.Labour Court Regulations (Procedure) 5752-1991
38.Labour Court Regulations (Concilliation) 5753-1993
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Section 2 - Property Law
1. Land Law, 5729-1969
2. Basic Law: Israel Lands*
3. Israel Lands Law, 5720-1960*
4. Movable Property Law, 5731-1971
5. Restoration of Lost Property Law, 5733-1973*
6. Pledges Law, 5727-1967
7. Protection of Deposited Property Law, 5725-1964*
8. Prescription Law, 5718-1958
9. Performers Rights Law, 5744-1984*
10.Copyright Law, 1911*
11.Copyright Ordinance, 1935*
12.Patents Law, 5727-1967*
13.Israel Land Authority Law, 5720-1960*
14.Property Regulations (Management & Registration) 5729-1969
15.Assets of the State Law, 5710-1951
16.Property Ordinance (Acquisition for Public Purposes) 1943
17.Trade Marks Ordinance (New Version) 5732-1972
18.Patents and Samples Ordinance 1924 (from No. 30 until the end of the Ordinance)
19.Estate Agents Law, 5756-1996
Section 3 - Family and Succession Law
1. Women’s Equal Rights Law, 5711-1951
2. Marriage Age Law, 5710-1950*
3. Rabbinical Courts Jurisdiction (Marriage and Divorce) Law, 5713-1953
4. Names Law, 5715-1973
5. Financial Relationships between Spouses Law, 5733-1973
6. Jurisdiction Law Concerning Dissolution of Marriages (Special Cases) 5729-1969
7. Family Law Amendment (Maintenance) Law, 5719-1959
8. Maintenance (Assurance of Payment) Law, 5732-1972*
9. Adoption of Children Law, 5741-1981
10.Capacity and Guardianship Law, 5738-1978
11.Succession Law, 5725-1965
12.Administrator-General Law, 5738-1978
13.Palestine Order in Council, 1922/1947 - Articles 51-55, 64 and 65
14.Religious Communities (Conversion) Ordinance*
15.Death Declarations Law, 5738-1978*
16.Hague Convention Law (Return of Kidnapped Children), 5741-1981
17.Family Court Law, 5755-1995
18.Rabbinical Courts Law (Enforcement of Orders) 5716-1956
19.Rabbinical Courts Law (Issue of Divorce Judgments) (Temporary Measure) 5755-
1995
20.Druze Religious Courts Law, 5727-1967*
21.The Dayanim Law, 5715-1955
22.Agreement for Carrying Embryo Law (Confirmation of Agreement and Status of
the Unborn Child) 5756-1996
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23.Khadi Law, 5725-1965
24.Law for Prevention of Violence in the Family 5751-1991
25.Determination of Age Law, 5754-1963*
26.Regulations for Prevention of Violence in the Family (Procedure) 5751-1991
27.Civil Procedure Rules 5744-1984 Part Gimmel (Vav) Claims Regarding Family -
Regulations 258a-351
28.Civil Procedure Rules (Confirmation of Financial Agreement between Spouses)
5734-1973
Section 4 - Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
1. Penal Law, 5737-1977
2. Defamation Law, 5725-1965
3. Wire Tapping Law, 5239-1924
4. Criminal Procedure Law, 5742-1982
5. Criminal Procedure (Arrest and Searches) Ordinance (New Version), 5729-1969
6. Treatment of Mentally Sick Persons Law, 5751-1991 - Sections15-21, 5751-1991
7. Criminal Procedure Law - (Enforce Authority - Searching the Body of the Suspect)
5796-1996
8. Criminal Procedure Law, (Enforce Authority-Arrest) 5796-1996
9. Extradition Law, 5714-1954*
10.Youth (Adjudication, Punishment and Methods of Treatment) Law, 5731-1971*
11.Probation Ordinance (New Version), 5729-1969*
12.Evidence Ordinance (New Version), 5731-1971
13.Criminal Procedure (Evidence) Ordinance
14.Law of Evidence Revision (Protection of Children) Law, 5715-1955*
15.Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (New Version), 5733-1973*
16.Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981
17.Crime Register and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law, 5741-1981*
18.Administrative Offences Law, 5746-1985
19.Public Defender Law, 5756-1995
20.Investigation of Crimes and Causes of Death Law, 5718-1958
21.Law of Justice for the Nazis and their Collaborators 5710-1950
22.Criminal Procedure Rules, 5734-1974
Section 5 - Commercial Law “A” (Legal Associations)
1. Companies Ordinance (New Version), 5743-1983
2. Cooperative Societies Ordinance*
3. Partnership Ordinance (New Version), 5735-1975
4. Securities Law, 5728-1968*
5. Amutot Law, 5740-1980
6. Trustee Law, 5739-1979
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Section 6 - Commercial Law “B” (Bankruptcy, Winding-up, Bills of Exchange, Tax
and other Commercial Subjects)
1. Bankruptcy Ordinance, 5740-1980*
2. Companies Ordinance (New Version) 5743-1983 (See Commercial Law “A”
above)
3. Bills of Exchange Ordinance (New Version), 5717-1957
4. Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 5721-1961-Parts 1, 2, 3 & 5. Remaining
sections for general knowledge only*
5. Land Appreciation Tax Law, 5723-1963
6. Stamp Duty on Documents Law, 5721-1961 (Except for supplements)*
7. Property Tax and Compensation Fund Law, 5721-1961*
8. Encouragement of Investment (Taxes) Law, 5729-1969*
9. Taxes (Collection) Ordinance*
10.Currency Control Law, 5738-1978*
11.Restrictive Trade Practices Law, 5748-1988*
12.Value Added Tax Law, 5736 -1975*
13.Consumer Protection Law, 5741-1981
14.Insurance Contract Law, 5741-1981
15.Debit Cards Law, 5746-1986*
Section 7 - Civil Procedure & Professional Etiquette
1. Administrative Courts Law, 5752-1992
2. Courts Law (Consolidated Version) 5244-1984
3. Court Regulations (Concilliation) 5734-1993
4. Court Regulations (Fees), 5736-1976 (Except for supplements)*
5. Civil Procedure Amendment (The State as a Party) Law, 5718-1958
6. Amendment of Procedure (Examination of Witnesses) Law, 5718-1958
7. Arbitration Law, 5728-1968
8. Adjudication of Interest and Linkage Law, 5721-1961
9. Legal Aid Law, 5732-1972
10.Rules of Procedure in the High Court of Justice 5764-1984
11.Ottoman Code of Civil Procedure, 1879-Sections 80-82*
12.Determination of Age Law, 5724-1963*
13.Execution Law, 5727-1967
14.Execution Regulations, 5740-1979
15.Contempt of Court Ordinance
16.Notaries Law, 5736-1976 - Sections 7-20. Remaining sections for general
knowledge only.*
17.Civil Procedure Rules, 5744-1984 (The examination may include testing in setting
out pleadings.)
18.Chamber of Advocates Law, 5721-1961 - Chapters 6 & 7. Remaining sections for
general knowledge only.*
19.Rules of Chamber of Advocates (Professional Ethics), 5726-1966
20.Rules of Chamber of Advocates (Prohibition Against Employment in Brokerage),
5731-1971
21.Rules of Chamber of Advocates (Representation in Apartment Transactions),
5737-1977
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22.Rules of Evidence (Warning of Witnesses and Abolition of Oath) Law, 5740-
1980*
23.Rules of Chamber of Advocates (Minimum Tariff), 5737-1977*
24.Rules of Chamber of Advocates (Maximum Tariff for Registration of Residential
Apartments), 5737-1977
25.Rules of Chamber of Advocates (Maximum Fee for the Handling of Claims under
the Road Accident Victims Compensation Law), 5737-1977
26.Rules of Chamber of Advocates (Activities Not in Accordance with the Profession
of Advocate), 5747-1987
Section 8 - Constitutional and Administrative Law
1. Law and Administration Ordinance, 5708-1948*
2. Basic Law: The Knesset - 5754-1994*
3. Basic Law: Judiciary
4. Basic Law: State Comptroller
5. Basic Law: President of the State*
6. Basic Law: The Government
7. Basic Law: Jerusalem the Capital of Israel, 5740-1980
8. Foundations of Law, 5740-1980
9. Interpretation Ordinance (New Version)
10.Interpretation Law, 5741-1981
11.Administrative Procedure (Statement of Reasons) Law, 5719-1958*
12.Law of Return, 5710-1950*
13.Nationality Law, 5712-1952*
14.Courts Law (Consolidated Version), 5714-1954 - Chapter 1
15.Municipalities Ordinance (New Version), 5724-1964*
16.Local Councils Ordinance (New Version), 5725-1965*
17.Palestine Orders in Council 1922
18.Extension of Validity of Emergency Regulations Law (Jurisdiction and Legal
Assistance) (Judea, Samaria and Gaza)
19.Forbidding the Denial of the Holocaust Law, 5746-1986*
20.Planning and Building Law, 5725-1965*
21.Licensing of Businesses Law, 5728-1968 (Except for supplements)*
22.Military Cemetaries Law 5710-1950*
23.Emergency Powers (Detention) Law, 5739-1979*
24.Basic Law: The State Economy
25.The Extension of Terms Law, 5735-1974*
26.The Election Law (Methods of Propaganda) 5719-1959*
27.The Election Law for Public Bodies, 5719-1959*
28.The Election Law for the Knesset and Prime Minister (Consolidated Version)
5729-1969
29.Flag and Emblem Law, 5709-1949*
30.Law for the Right of Civil Alternative Burial, 5756-1996*
31.Knesset Law, 5757-1994*
32.Transitional Law, 5709-1949
33.Chief Rabbinate of Israel Law, 5740-1980*
34.Preservation of Holy Places Law, 5727-1967*
35.Inquiry Committees Law, 5729-1968
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36.Rights of the Patient Law, 5756-1996
37.Pesach Festival (Forbidden Chametz) Law, 5746-1986
38.The Law of Knesset Members Immunity, their Rights and Obligations, 5711-1951*
39.Remembrance Day Law for the Holocaust and Heroism, 5719-1959
40.Independence Day Law, 5709-1959
41.Basic Law: The Army
42.Basic Law: Freedom of Employment
43.Basic Law: Self Respect and Liberty
44.Basic Law: Israel Lands
45.The Law for bringing the Nazis and their helpers to Justice, 5710-1950*
46.Party Financing Law, 5733-1973
47.Registration of the Population Law, 5725-1965*
48.The Knesset Precincts and its Areas Law, 5728-1968*
49.Ramat Hagolan Law, 5742-1981
50.The Broadcasting Authority Law, 5725-1965*
51.Womens’ Equal Rights Law, 5710-1951
52.Laws relating to carrying out the Interim Agreements with the Palestinians *
53.The Police Ordinance (Law Version) 5731-1971*
54.The Press Ordinance*
55.Jurisdictional Areas and Authority Ordinance, 5718-1948
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