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An article on the new EU legislation for the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), which applies to anyone operating within the EU, even if they are not physically in Europe. The article was written by attorney Adi Marcus of Afik & Co.

An article on the European regulation on artificial intelligence technology that came into effect on 01.08.2024 and in practice affects every technology company around the world that operates AI-based technologies. The article was written by attorney Adi Marcus of Afik & Co.

An article on the new legislation in the European Union that may affect any company in the world that uses AI technology. The article was written by Ella Rosenberg from Afik & Co.

An article on crypto scams, the regulator's responsibility and possible solutions. The article was written by Ella Rosenberg, a regulatory expert of Afik & Co.

The signing of the Abraham Accords and the officialization of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates meant that many Israelis have considered to operate in the Emirates, but in certain cases, situations may arise where such may encounter frustrating regulatory barriers, which stem mainly from a lack of familiarity with the regulatory […]

An article on freezing bank accounts in Europe due to missing information or other issues related to anti money laundering rules and how to address the issue. The article was written by Ella Rosenberg of Afik & Co.

An article on the rights of passengers on flights. The article was written by Ella Rosenberg of Afik & Co., lawyers and notaries.

An article on the legal change enabling, at least temporarily, for companies holding fintech licenses from the United States of America, the European Union, or the United Kingdom to operate in Israel without a local license. The article was written by advocate Adi Marcus of Afik & Co., lawyers and notaries.

An article on the issue of the July 2022 EU anti-money laundering regulations and their effect on business owners and office holders, not only in Europe. The article was written by the regulatory advisor Ella Rosenberg of Afik & Co., Attorneys and Notaries.

An article dealing with NFT and its new applications including for factoring transactions and real estate related transactions. The article was written by Doron Afik, Esq. of Afik & Co., lawyers and notaries

An article on the legal implications of using a business on social networks and the need for ongoing legal support when doing so

An article on the GDPR, their worldwide adoption even though there are merely a European directive and the risks of a company that does not conduct a risk survey and an internal enforcement plan on the subject

New Labour law regulations of Macron’s government: overview of the most emblematic and challenged provisions The five ordinances n° 2017-1387 of 09/22/2017 of Macron’s government reforming the French Labour Code were published on 23 September 2017. Some of the voted measures immediately came into force but others require preliminary enforcement decrees announced by the end […]

Entities that are concerned Civil or commercial companies, EIG, branches of foreign companies and more generally all entities that are registered in the Register of Commerce and Companies (RCS) must now report to the RCS information concerning their beneficial owner(s). Exception: companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market. The Registry of […]

The Israeli legislation encourages Jews to relocate to Israel (or “make Aliya” as it is named in Israel).  One of the tolls used is tax incentives.  A person who receive a status of an “Oleh” or a returning resident is entitled to reductions points entitling for reduction of the Israeli income tax in the three […]

The ageing VBER – the deceiving simplicity of a schema The EU Block Exemption Regulation 330/2010 on Vertical Agreements (“VBER”) is still valid until 31 May 2022. However, when applying the VBER to vertical agreements in practice, experience shows that the VBER, in (seemingly) more and more cases, proves to be too schematic and therefore […]

An Israeli company wished to penetrate the European market and for that purpose contracted a Belgian company and agreed on fees for such services. However, because at that time one was entitled to receive state incentives by way of reimbursement of rental expenses and office expenses, the parties signed an agreement for the lease of […]

Many employers have their employees sign employment agreements that include strict stipulations regarding the maintaining of the confidentiality of information received by the employee during employment with the employer and prohibit any use of such information after the termination of employment. However, many employees wish to make use of skills, knowledge and experience acquired in […]

Israel is a signatory to a large number of “double taxation” treaties with various countries. A tax treaty is a sort of an international agreement between countries reflecting their agreement, among other things, as to the distribution of taxing rights with regard to different types of income. The tax treaty signed between Israel and Malta […]

As those who deal a lot with international activity, we are often required to establish an international company structure for Israeli clients who are interested, each for their own reasons, in managing their international activity indirectly through an Israeli company. Many Israeli investors have found it appropriate in recent years to invest abroad through various […]

Seven Israeli attorneys, including myself, participated in a unique international mediation and arbitration course in Istanbul at the end of September 2008 as part of a special EU project. This was a course designed to train Israeli and Turkish lawyers in the field of international mediation and international arbitration – areas that are not often […]

Our office represents a number of Israeli parties that export goods to the European market, including France. In such cases, a question arises regarding the rules applicable to defective products in the destination country, as the exporting company naturally exposes itself to a lawsuit in that country. It goes without saying that the rules applicable […]