Dr. Dafna Avnieli, Judge of the Tel-Aviv District Court (retired)

Education:
  • Doctorate in Law from Bar Ilan University
  • Qualified in Law (with distinction) from Tel Aviv University
  • Graduated in Law from Tel Aviv University
Areas of Expertise:
  • International arbitration
  • Commercial law
  • Contract law
  • Tort law
  • Intellectual property
  • Real estate law
  • Class actions
  • Banking
  • Insurance law
  • Administrative law
  • Urban renewal
Biography:

After a 25-year tenure as a judge, Dr. Avnieli founded and heads the Institute of Legal Arts at the Faculty of Law of Tel Aviv University. During her tenure at the District Court, she rendered a number of important judgments in the fields of commercial law, class actions, and tort law. She has published two books: Law of Immunity and Immunity of Public Figures. Dr. Avnieli lectured on the subject of Alternate Dispute Resolution at Tel Aviv University.

Judge Avnieli is also an arbitrator and mediator in arbitrations and mediations conducted in the English language.

Experience:

Between 1979 and1984, she worked as an attorney in the private market

Between 1984 and 1985, she worked as a legal consultant of an insurance company

Between 1985 and1993, she served as a senior deputy to the Tel Aviv District Attorney (Civil)

Between 1993 and 2007, she served as a Judge of the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court

In 2007, she was appointed as a Judge of the Beer Sheva District Court

Between 2009 and 2017, she served as a Judge of the Tel Aviv District Court