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SubscribeAn employee can not consent to wage withholding and silence on the matter may not be construed as agreement
Labor Law and Immigration
Dispute Resolution
An employee demanded from an employer to pay compensation for withholding wages after resigning from his position due to the employer’s custom of paying his salary late for the 3 years preceding the resignation. The Labor Court held that the employee is entitled to compensation for withholding wages and that due to the fact that […]
Forgot to check that your employer duly paid you? Too bad, so sad
Labor Law and Immigration
Dispute Resolution
An employer pays his employee’s wages at varying times: once by the 10th, but sometimes also on the 15th, or the 20th. On the first few times the employee is not “excited”, but after the fifth time, he “wakes up” and seeks to file a claim for holding back wages. But, then, it may be […]
An arbitration clause in a uniform consumer contract is valid as long as it does not grant the service provider an unfair advantage over the client
Parentage, Surrogacy and Adoption
Commercial, Banking and Financial
International Transactions and Dispute Resolution
A customer and a provider of services in the field of surrogacy got into a conflict and the service provider demands that the dispute be referred to arbitration due to the existence of an arbitration clause in the agreement. The Court held that the arbitration clause does not constitute a discriminatory clause in a contract […]
A debt of a ship for hospitalization of a seafarer may cause the arrest of the ship
Maritime, Aviation and Transportation Law
Dispute Resolution
The Assuta Medical Center sought to order the arrest of a Panama flag bulk carrier after the ship failed to pay medical expenses for the treatment of the ship’s chief engineer. The Maritime Court accepted the motion and held that the ship is to be arrested and will be released only against deposit of the […]
Israeli law applies to companies that are traded in Israel and also in an additional stock exchange
Capital Markets and Stock Exchange Regulations
International Transactions and Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
A shareholder of a dual listed public company, which shares are traded on both the Nasdaq and the Israeli Stock Exchange, moved to approve a class-action against the company, contending that the company executives made misleading representations regarding the company’s position in order to increase company stock value. The Court approved the class-action and held […]
A couple who run a joint household but entered into a prenuptial agreement may be entitled each to separate tax exemptions
Taxation and Government Incentives and Funding
Real Estate
Notarial Prenups
A couple lived in an apartment purchased by the husband prior to the marriage, and which according to the prenuptial agreement between them remained in his sole ownership. The couple later purchased an apartment together, and the woman sought to obtain, regarding her share of the purchase, a tax exemption or at least a discount […]
A tender bidder may not attack the tender terms after submitting its bid
Public Law, Environment and Tenders
Dispute Resolution
A company submitted a bid for a complex and wide-ranging tender concerning, inter alia, the planning and construction of the light rail lines in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and after about eight months from the date of submission of the bid and when it became clear that it did not win the tender, it […]
