The new copyright law
end of 2007 , After many years of procedure, the Knesset passed the Copyright Law, 5768-2007, which replaced the Mandatory Ordinance which applied until that date.
Fields of Practice
AFIK & Co. is much more than a traditional legal service provider. We take pride in our firm’s ability to provide top-notch legal and business services in almost every area of business law.
Notarial Services
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Dispute Resolution
Capital Markets and Stock Exchange Regulations
International Transactions and Dispute Resolution
Copyright, Media and Artists
Real Estate
High-Tech and Technology
Intergenerational Law (Trusts, Estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Parenting)
Labor Law and Immigration
Maritime, Aviation and Transportation Law
Taxation and Government Incentives and Funding
Competition
Public Law, Environment and Tenders
Latest Articles
Protection against indirect copyright infringement
There are different justifications for copyright protection, and they are usually divided into two groups: the protection of the author's natural right to the fruits of his labor, and economic-utilitarian justifications: without protection there would be no incentive for creation and investment.
Trademark protection in Israel
Our firm handles the field of intellectual property both in the field of protection by statutory registration and in the field of litigation in case of infringement of intellectual property rights.
On Covid-19, legal capacity and lasting power of attorney
The recent period and the spread of the Covid-19 virus, brings with it for many people - not necessarily the elderly - many questions about the need to settle their affairs if they find themselves hospitalized under a serious condition and can not take care of their own affairs.
I promised, but did not promise to keep – the risk of contracting local authorities
A local authority receives a government grant to finance enrichment courses for students under a program built for that purpose by a contractor.
On insanity and purchasing an apartment …
Section 34H of the Israeli Penal Code provides for the protection of insanity for criminal offenses.
Employer’s obligation due to quarantine orders under Covid-19
The Covid-19 Epidemic has led to an unprecedented global state of emergency and created substantial uncertainty in the employment market.
On restrictive arrangements and criminal liability of corporate officers
Companies enter into agreements as a matter of routine, whether orally or in writing, and often without thinking about the consequences involved.
Cancellation of tender – the thin line between legitimate and unreasonable
A company participated in a tender after diligently filling out all the tender forms and once the bids were revealed it became clear that it met all the threshold conditions.
ASX, OMX, SGX and Mrs. Cohen from Singapore …
One of the questions that arises in any IPO of an Israeli company on a foreign stock exchange (for example on the Australian Securities Exchange - the ASX, in Singapore - SMX, or NASDAQ Nordic - OMX) is whether to IPO the Israeli company or IPO a special purpose vehicle/company (SPV or SPC) incorporated for that purpose and to become the parent of the Israeli company on listing.
ASX accepts TASE as a home exchange for secondary ASX listings
After over 20 years of working as a corporate and public markets lawyer in Sydney, Australia, and acting on numerous listings on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), a few years ago, when I was contemplating my relocation to Israel and joining the office of Afik & Co.
Corporate control agreements – cooperation or coercion?
Two entrepreneurs incorporated a company and want to ensure their control over it even after the entry of investors.
Latest Legal Updates
Only in exceptional cases will a cease a desist of harassment order be issued in favor of a corporation
Global Courier Express – GCX, is a company engaged in international shipping and imports packages that are purchased from various suppliers (such as Amazon) and lost a customer package. The customer, who was unable to contact the company, which does not have an address or regular contact methods, except for the option to contact the […]
A board of directors of a profitable company that has knowledge of future negative data that will cancel the profitability cannot distribute dividends
A company approved distribution of dividends two months prior to publication of its yearend financial reports, under to which the company expects a negative balance, but only after examining the company’s profit forecasts for the next four quarters after the distribution. The Court held that the distribution of dividends is permissible because the unpublished...
A lessor of land whose lease agreement lapsed is not entitled for compensation for taking by eminent domain even if continued to pay the lease
A company engaged in the planting and processing of orchards, and in the packaging and marketing of fruit, cultivated agricultural land for many years, even after the lease contract with the Israel Land Authority lapsed, and paid lease fees. When part of the land was taken by eminent domain for the construction of roads, it […]