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Law Firms - Criminal Law
Zaki Kamal Law Firm
The firm was founded in 1972 by Adv.
Zaki Kamal. Since its foundation, the firm
mainly deals with various litigation and
legal practices.
Practice Areas
Civil-Commercial Law – Various legal services for
Israeli and foreign corporations, as well as indi-
viduals, such as: business litigation, company’s
registration, ongoing legal consultation, contracts
drafting, negotiations for deals.
Tort and Insurance Law – Including litigation in
cases of malpractice, body injuries, medical mal-
practice, and car and labor accidents.
Criminal Law - Including white collar and high-
profile criminal defense.
Administrative and Constitutional Law - Including
representation in petitions to the Supreme Court
and the Administrative Courts in a variety of public
fields such as: human rights, public tenders, elec-
tions for the local authorities and appointments of
senior public positions.
Real Estate, Planning and Construction - Including
representation in lawsuits and appeals in matters
related to real estate laws and planning and con-
struction laws, representation before local and na-
tionwide planning and construction committees
and courts for local affairs as well as representa-
tion of defendants in planning and construction
offenses.
Labor & Employment - Including litigation services
and drafting employment agreements.
Family and Inheritance Law - Including represen-
tation before family courts as well as religious
courts, and drafting wills and agreements between
spouses.
Legal precedents
The firm represented clients in many preceding
setting cases, such as:
• Criminal appeal 369/78 – Abu Mdighem & al.
v. the State of Israel; Criminal appeal 115/92 –
Muadi v. theState of Israel: At these two cases, the
Supreme Court set major precedents regarding the
admissibility of confessions obtained by violent
and illegal means.
• Criminal appeal 1741/99 – Yosef v. the State of
Israel: The Supreme Court set at this case a prec-
edent by which the Basic Law: Human Dignity and
Liberty requires an added weight to the accused’s
rights in the framework of the balance of the vari-
ous interests during a criminal process.
• Supreme Court file 656/80 – Abu Rumi v. the
Minister of Health: The Supreme Court set at this
case a precedent by which a fair hearing of a per-
son whomight be harmed by the decision of an ad-
ministrative authority is part of the natural justice
rules and includes rendering a suitable opportunity
to respond to the obtained information.
• Supreme Court file 8813/02 – Al-Jazeera Sat-
ellite Channel & al. v. the Israeli Prime Minister:
The Supreme Court determined at this case that
the general refusal to grant press certificates to
all the Palestinian journalists is un-proportional
and that the administrative law applies also to
foreign residents.
• Supreme Court file 8813/02 – Festinger v. Dr.
Shlomo Cohen, Chairman of the Israel Bar Associa-
tion: The Supreme Court determined that the prin-
ciple of minority indiscrimination obliges the Israel
Bar Association to enable the opposition parties to
participate in the decision making process.
• Civil Appeal file 2825/97 – Abu Zeid & al. v.
Makel: At this case, the Supreme Court set prec-
edents regarding violation and cancellation of
contracts.
• Civil Appeal file 8385/09 – Sajur Local Council.
v. Sonol Israel Ltd.: The Supreme Court verdict at
this case deals in central issues regarding debts
assignments.
The Professional Team
The professional team of the firm includes law-
yers who are engaged in a variety of legal fields. It
is noteworthy that many of the firm lawyers have
advanced lawdegrees and some of themeven held
teaching and research positions at law faculties.
Adv. Zaki Kamal, Owner and Founder: LL.B., He-
brew University, from 1969. In the past fulfilled
various public positions such as: Manager of
Druze Religious Courts and Chairman of the Beit
Hagefen Jewish-Arab Center. He held senior posi-
tions at the Israeli Bar association (IBA), including:
Vice President, member of the Central Committee
and Chairman of the Supreme Court Committee.
Currently, Adv. Zaki Kamal is the Chairman of the
Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of
the Educational Arab Academic College in Israel,
a member of the Board of Trustees of the Netan-
ya Academic College, a member of the National
Council of the IBA and Co-Chairman of the Courts
Committee of the IBA. In addition, Adv. Zaki Kamal
has taken part in many professional conferences
and public discussions in law and public policy
matters.
Adv. Iman Kamal-Khayr: LL.B., Netanya Academic
College and LL.M., Bar Ilan University. Member
of the IBA since 2000. She was a member of the
board of directors of governmental corporations.
Adv. Rima Kamal: LL.B., Netanya Academic Col-
lege and LL.M., Tel Aviv University. Member of the
IBA since 2001. She was a lecturer at the Israeli
Management Center and teaching assistant at the
Law Faculty of Bar-Ilan University. In addition, Adv.
Rima Kamal has been for many years a member
of various boards of directors of governmental
corporations.
Adv. Kamal Z. Kamal: LL.B. and LL.M., Haifa Uni-
versity, . in computer engineering from the
Technion (Israel Institute of Technology). Member
of the IBA since 2009. He was a research and
teaching assistant at Haifa University. Since 2012
he is a doctorate student at the Law Faculty of Haifa
University.
Adv. Or-LyShoshani: LL.B., Haifa University. Mem-
ber of the IBA since 2003.
Adv. TarikSabbagh: LL.B., Miskolc University, Hun-
gary. Member of the IBA since 2005.
Adv. David Carmeli: LL.B., Sha’arei Mishpat Col-
lege. Member of the IBA since 1999.
Adv. Shai Sapir: LL.B., Netanya Academic College.
Member of the IBA since 2013.
Adv. MatanWolf: LL.B., Netanya Academic College.
Member of the IBA since 2014.
Esta b l i s h e d
1972
L i n e o f B u s i n ess
Law Office
2 Khuri St., P.O.B 1947,
“Migdal Haneviim” Building, 15th floor
Haifa 3304508
Tel: 972-4-8626284
Fax: 972-4-8627975
Zaki Kamal
Owner and Founder *
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