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SubscribeUnder harass(men)t – on the scope of employer liability in sexual harassment
Labor Law and Immigration
An article on the liability of an employer in case of sexual harassment in the business, whether with regard to the even itself or due to badgering of the whistleblower. The article was written by Gilad Bar-Ami, Adv. of Afik & Co.
The Court has the authority to order the dissolution of a partnership unless there is a provision in the partnership agreement that restricts it
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
Partners sought that the Court dissolve a partnership due to a loss of trust in the other partner, who contended that the Court lacks authority to do so. The Court held that it had authority to order the dissolution of the partnership. A Court may dissolve a partnership at the request of one or more […]
Ownership of real estate is determined based on the record at the Land Registry regardless of the source of the funds used for the purchase
Real Estate
Dispute Resolution
Domestic Relations
A conflict occurred between spouses during the division of property at the time of divorce, when, according to the husband, the residential apartment is in his sole ownership despite the record as joint ownership at the Israeli Land Registry, because the apartment was purchased solely with the proceeds from the sale of an apartment that […]
A non-compete clause that is unreasonable and causes harm to third parties may not be enforced
Labor Law and Immigration
Dispute Resolution
A former employee, a VP of services with over 30 years of expertise in the wireless sector, started a business after being terminated. The employer demanded that the non-compete clause of the employment agreement be enforced and that the former employee be prevented from contacting its customers and competing with it, until a verdict is […]
A Court may amend a testamentary provision made due to an error in a manner that reflects the testator’s wishes without the error
Wills and Estates
Intergenerational Law (Trusts, Estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Parenting)
Dispute Resolution
A couple made mutual wills in which it was determined that upon the demise of one, the other would inherit and upon such other’s death, the children would equally inherit, with the first heir restricted from making a disposition of the testator’s estate. Upon the demise of the wife, the husband inherited and made a […]
An automatic notification to a guarantor that he has an interest in the company for a company debt is sufficient for him to be considered liable for the debt
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Dispute Resolution
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
A woman executed a guarantee for a company that was fully controlled by her husband. After the dicorce the bank demanded that she pay the company debt that she was notified of through an automatic notification as well as when she signed a due diligence form in which she stated that she was aware that […]
A collector’s vehicle that has undergone structural changes cannot be imported into Israel if in its original configuration it was prohibited from import
Public Law, Environment and Tenders
Dispute Resolution
During an inspection of vehicles imported into Israel as collectible vehicles it was revealed that, contrary to the importers’ affidavits, various modifications had been made to the vehicles, including a conversion from a right-hand drive vehicle to a left-hand drive vehicle, in contradiction to the declaration they submitted for the purpose of obtaining the import […]
