When Privacy Compliance Becomes a Personal Risk for the Board and CEO!
A company CEO was surprised to receive a formal diagnostic demand from the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA).
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Latest Articles
The Thirty Years’ Contract War – The End?
In the Thirty Years’ War waged in Europe between 1618 and 1648, millions of people lost their lives; it ended with the Peace of Westphalia, and until World War I, it was considered the most destructive war in history.
When the Past Haunts Us: On Criminal Records and Their Expungement
Will the foolish things we did when we were 18 follow us forever?
Eviction of a licensee: Can the license become irrevocable?
As asset owners or as veteran possessors, the question frequently arises: What is the legal status of one who holds real estate "by license" or "by permission" and not by virtue of a lease agreement or ownership?
Boots on The Ground, Eyes on the Field
"Soft Landing in Israel" services not only save foreign entities looking to operate in Israel (whether as a branch or a subsidiary) a major headache, but they are often not merely a convenience, but a necessity.
Who owns the cloud?
The digital revolution has fundamentally changed the perception of ownership of products and services.
Who’s for Academic Justice?
Students who participated in a demonstration on campus grounds were summoned for disciplinary action for failure to comply with instructions of the university authorities and for violating campus rules and it was decided to suspend them from their studies.
Israel’s AI Opportunities in Latin America’s Smart Cities Versus Legal Risks
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived in Latin America and is bringing with it a new business reality, which presents unprecedented opportunities alongside significant risks.
Director as a Compliance Officer – The Proactive Supervision Duty on the Way to Israel
At the end of arduous negotiations with the regulator and years in the Courts, the company's financial penaly was set, but a moment after payment a derivative lawsuit is filed demanding that the directors be obligated to indemnify the shareholders for the violation, even if they were not involved therein.
Summoned to the police station – It really isn’t for a cup of coffee and a cake!
A criminal investigation is not a marginal matter.
Stop everything, wait for me! – On Interim Orders and Freeze of Engagements in Tenders
A supplier submitted a bid for a tender for the provision of services published by a government ministry, but was not selected as the winner.
Dreaming of getting married and doing an Aliyah? Here are a few things to consider
A couple gets married outside of Israel and perhaps even executes an agreement for the division of property, all why planning to immigrate to Israel later.
Latest Legal Updates
Withdrawing a bid after being declared the winner may grant the tender committee the authority to forfeit the bid guarantee
A bidder that won an Israel Land Authority tender for a lease of a plot withdrew its bid, contending that essential information regarding the scope of building rights had been concealed. The tender committee forfeited ILS 400,000 of the bid guarantee (approximately 25% of the total guarantee). The Court rejected the petition and held that […]
In the absence of a will setting otherwise common-law spouses inherit from each other as married spouses
A woman passed without a will, having been unmarried but lived with a couple for over 20 years. The Court found that the couple is a common-law spouse for purpose of inheritence. The Israeli Inheritance Law stipulates that in the absence of a contrary will, common-law spouses inherit from each other as married spouses. For […]
Absent of explicit reservation by the maritime carrier on the bill of lading constitutes prima facie evidence that the cargo was in good order and condition upon delivery
Amidst the discharge of an oil cargo in Israel, contamination by foreign agents was revealed, thereby depreciating its value. The cargo owners contended that the maritime carrier is liable for such contamination, predicated upon the clean pre-loading laboratory reports and the clean bill of lading, wherein the carrier confirmed the cargo is “in apparent good...