חוק הגבלת שכר טרחה (נכי צבא הגנה לישראל וכוחות הביטחון ונפגעי פעולות איבה), התשפ"ו-2026Limitation of Attorney Fees (Israel Defense Forces and Security Forces Disabled Veterans and Victims of Hostile Actions) Law, 2026 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law establishes a limitation on the maximum payment amount that attorneys and companies may charge for realizing the rights of IDF and security forces' disabled persons and victims of hostile acts, for handling claims or various requests under the Disabled Persons Law or the Victims of Hostile Acts (Pensions) Law, as applicable, including for various appeal proceedings. The Law also provides that no payment shall be charged for handling a request for a monthly benefit that is not the primary benefit and for requests for additional entitlements, unless the Minister of Justice determines otherwise in regulations. It should be noted that the payment limitation established in the Law shall not apply to handling an objection or appeal against a decision of a benefits officer or of the approving authority regarding recognition; however, once recognition has been determined in such proceedings, the limitation under the Law shall apply to the continuation of proceedings following the recognition. In addition, various provisions were established regarding payment installments, as well as consumer protection provisions regarding engagement, intended to protect the disabled persons and victims as aforesaid. In addition, entitlement to legal aid without an income test was established in connection with engagement agreements for collecting payment for handling a claim or request as aforesaid. Regarding contracts signed prior to the commencement date – it was established that some of the consumer protection provisions set out in the Law shall apply to them. Regarding agreements signed from 7 October 2023 until the commencement date, a prohibition was established on charging an excessive payment, which is a payment exceeding 140% of the maximum amount permitted to be charged under the Law, for treatment for which a permanent disability rating of at least 20% was determined. It was also established what constitutes an excessive amount regarding proceedings that ended with a temporary disability rating of at least 10%, or in which the practitioner terminated the engagement after a temporary disability rating was determined and before a permanent disability rating was determined. Anyone who charged more than the excessive amount before the commencement date shall refund it to the disabled person or victim, within six months from the date on which it was requested of them in writing, provided that the request was submitted within one year from the commencement date. Refund shall not be required if the practitioner applied to the competent court – regarding a disabled person, or to the Regional Labor Court – regarding a victim, and it was ruled that the refund, in whole or in part, is not just under the circumstances, or if the practitioner offset the excessive amount against additional amounts legally owed to them by the disabled person or victim. The practitioner may also apply to the court or the Regional Labor Court as aforesaid in order to determine that the amount is not excessive and that it, or another amount as determined, may be charged.

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