What is the meaning of claims-made provision relating to professional liability policy?
Facts Decision Comment In Naor Tamir v Izhak Nino the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court discussed the meaning of a ‘claims-made provision relating to a professional liability policy’.(1) Facts The plaintiff engaged the services of the late Izhak Nino (the deceased) to represent him in a lawsuit against his former employer. In order to file the claim, the plaintiff paid the deceased his legal fees. The deceased informed the plaintiff that the claim had been filed in the Labour Court, but refused to present him with a copy of the claim. Thereafter and for a considerably long period, the deceased consistently avoided the plaintiff’s calls and, on the occasions that he took calls, he made various excuses for not handling the claim. The plaintiff approached the deceased’s partner to request his help, but the plaintiff later learned that the partnership between the two had been dissolved. Eventually, after applying directly to the Labour Court, the plaintiff ascertained that the employment claim ha
