This week in legal AI — Israel

4 updates on the record, 2026-03-22 to 2026-10-07.

• Analysis · 2026-10-05
  Must lawyers tell clients, or ask their consent, before using AI?
  Italy legislates a duty to inform, the Netherlands asks for consent, Belgium and Germany say there is no duty: 76 reviewed country answers on telling clients.
• Incident · Israel · 2026-08-23
  Adibi v. AIG Israel Insurance Co., Class Action 6989-05-25 (Tel Aviv District Court)
  Approving the withdrawal of a class action over call-centre waiting times, a judge of the Tel Aviv District Court in Israel found that five authorities cited in the applicant's reply were AI hallucinations. He considered ordering personal costs against counsel but settled for a warning, and ordered the applicant to pay the insurer ₪20,000 in costs.
  Primary source: Adibi v. AIG Israel Insurance Co., 6989-05-25 (Tel Aviv District Court, 23 Aug 2026), decision in Hebrew (Charlotin database archive PDF)
• Incident · Israel · 2026-08-17
  Yunes v. M.A. Asli Marketing, Case 7669-06-24 (Haifa Regional Labor Court)
  In an employment claim before the Haifa Regional Labor Court in Israel, the court found that several precedents cited by the worker's lawyer did not exist. After counsel conceded they probably originated from an AI search, the court imposed a costs sanction of ILS 6,000. It is one of three Israeli AI-citation rulings recorded between July and September 2026.
  Primary source: Yunes v. M.A. Asli Marketing, 7669-06-24 (Haifa Regional Labor Court, 17 Aug 2026), decision in Hebrew (Charlotin database archive PDF)
• Incident · Israel · 2026-03-22
  Ben Cohen v. Municipality of Ramat Gan & Ministry of Education, AAM 63194-08-25
  In Israel, the Supreme Court (sitting in administrative appeals, 22 March 2026) held that the Municipality of Ramat Gan had recklessly relied on generative-AI output — a non-existent Education Ministry directive and fabricated rulings — in a case over a special-needs child's school transport, and exceptionally ordered 30,000 NIS in costs, extending AI-hallucination accountability to a public body.
  Primary source: Ben Cohen v. Municipality of Ramat Gan, AAM 63194-08-25 (Israeli Supreme Court, 22 Mar 2026) — official court decisions database (Hebrew; decision confirmed on server, Hebrew text corroborated via multiple expert readings — [pin-cite pending Hebrew-capable check])

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