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International Transactions and Dispute Resolution
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
A motion to approve a class action was filed against a public company that entered a cooperation agreement with an Internet search engine provider, arguing that the company withheld the fact that it did not comply with the policy of the search engine provider and is thus in breach of the agreement. The Supreme Court […]
The Marker: Partners of Alon Bar On in the real estate business: “deteriorated Bait Vegag” to loss of business”
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
Publication in the The Marker newspaper (journalist Assa Sasson) on an oppression of the minority claim filed by attorney Boaz Ben Zur and the office of Afik & Co. (attorneys Doron Afik and Omri Barkan) in the "Bait Vegag" company dispute
Globes: Partners of Alon Bar On: Acted to usurp our rights in “Bait Vegag” company
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
Publication in the Globes newspaper (journalist Chen Maanit) on an oppression of the minority claim filed by attorney Boaz Ben Zur and the office of Afik & Co. (attorneys Doron Afik and Omri Barkan) in the "Bait Vegag" company dispute
An employer may not demand that employees use an attendance clock based on a fingerprint
Labor Law and Immigration
Dispute Resolution
Public Law, Environment and Tenders
A local authority demanded employees that their time print will be done by a fingerprint based attendance clock. The National Labor Court held that biometric data, including fingerprints, is a private data and rights are jeopardized by a demand to furnish such data and in accumulating biometric data. Because these are basic constitutional right they […]
An American LLC will be deemed a corporation and it can be chosen whether it will be “transparent” in Israel for tax purposes
Taxation and Government Incentives and Funding
International Transactions and Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
An Israeli held an American LLC dealing with sale of medical insurance policies in the United States of America and held employees and offices in the United States of America with the management and control of the corporation from the USA. The corporation purchased a number of rental apartments in the USA and because the […]
A party withdrawing from advanced negotiation for a land transaction due to a mistake in the feasibility of a transaction will pay damages
Dispute Resolution
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Real Estate
Negotiations were held between a seller of an apartment and a potential purchaser. At the last moment the seller withdraw and canceled the transaction after discovering that it will be subject to land betterment tax. The potential purchaser sued for damages. The Court held that a party that did not act in an acceptable manner […]
Need an employer await a formal sexual harassment complaint prior to commencing procedures?
Labor Law and Immigration
Dispute Resolution
An employer suspects existence of sexual harassment in the workplace. Is the employer obligated to investigate the suspicion or need it await an official complaint submitted to the supervisor of prevention of sexual harassment? The Israeli Sexual Harassment Law stipulates many obligations of employers, including the obligation to publish procedures for the prevention of sexual […]
Use of a GPS based car system to differentiate between private and work related drives does not obligate the Tax Authorities for calculation of car value for tax purposes
Taxation and Government Incentives and Funding
Labor Law and Immigration
Dispute Resolution
An employer installed in an employee’s vehicle a GPS based system by which one can differentiate between private drives of the employee and work related drives and sought to obligate the employee only for the part of the vehicle value related to the private drives. The Court held that any income of the employee, whether […]
NRG: Partners of Alon Bar On: Acted to usurp our rights in “Bait Vegag” company
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
Publication in the NRG website (journalist Chen Maanit) on an oppression of the minority claim filed by attorney Boaz Ben Zur and the office of Afik & Co. (attorneys Doron Afik and Omri Barkan) in the "Bait Vegag" company dispute
A closely-held claimant corporation will be obligated to deposit security for defendant’s costs even if it has cash in its treasury
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
An Israeli closely-held corporation filed a claim and the defendant demanded that it be required to deposit a security for defendant’s costs if the claim is rejected, inter alia because of the financial status of the company’s sole shareholder and despite the fact that the company presented documents showing profits in hundreds of thousands each […]