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European Law and Regulations
Privacy, GDPR, Confidentiality and protection of reputation
Dispute Resolution
An Austrian company that conducts credit ratings of clients was requested to furnish a copy of the details collected on one of its clients. The company provided the final credit conclusion, but not the copy of the entire set of information. The Court of Justice of the European Union held that the copy of the […]
Competing with the company is not a breaching conduct if no partnership relations exist or a specific obligation exists
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
Parties who ran a business through a company contended that some of the parties breached the partnership relations when they established a competing business. The Court rejected the claim and held that no partnership relations existed between the parties so that there has been no breach of such. Generally, the existence of a company excludes […]
A contractor who did not explicitly state a date to which delivery of apartment will be postponed due to requested changes will compensate in case of delay
Real Estate
Dispute Resolution
A contractor delivered an apartment to the purchasers after 3 months of delay and refused to compensate them because they asked to make changes to the apartment. The Court accepted the claim and the contractor was ordered to compensate the purchasers due to the late delivery. Under Israeli law a contractor must compensate if delivery […]
Determining differences in wages and working conditions may be unlawful only if the difference is based on invalid considerations of discrimination
Labor Law and Immigration
Dispute Resolution
Employees in Haifa contended that the employer who paid them a low wage, compared to other employees who did the same job in another city, discriminated against them on the basis of place of residence. The Court rejected the claim because it was not found that the difference is based on invalid discrimination considerations. Israeli […]
A controlling shareholder is not be liable for company city tax debt if it did not receive assets for no consideration
Taxation and Government Incentives and Funding
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Public Law, Environment and Tenders
A company held property and did not pay city tax to the Tel Aviv municipality. The municipality demanded that the controlling shareholder pay the debt personally. The Court rejected the claim against the shareholder and held that it should not be held accountable for the company’s city tax debt. Under Israeli law a local authority […]
Set aside the text, check what actually happened…
Commercial, Banking and Financial
An article on the amendment of a contract by conduct of the parties after signing it. The article was written by attorney Yair Aloni of Afik & Co.
An employee who was offered worse conditions upon termination of a termed contract is entitled to severance pay
Labor Law and Immigration
Dispute Resolution
At the end of the season a soccer player of Hapoel Haifa was offered a materially lower salary for the next season. The Labor Court accepted the claim and held that the player is entitled to severance pay. Non renewal of a contract is as dismissal and the employer must demonstrate that it offered the […]
