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SubscribeMaking significant efforts may not be sufficient to exempt a director from criminal liability for operating without a business license.
Criminal Law
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
A director of a company that operated a business for several years without a business license, as required by law, was charged with liability for violating the law, despite the fact that he had made tremendous efforts and worked tirelessly to obtain a business license. The Court held that the director bears criminal liability because […]
An intimate conversation in the workplace does not necessarily constitute sexual harassment
Labor Law
Dispute Resolution
A manager of a startup company sought to terminate the employment of the company’s human resources manager due to professional disagreements. In an attempt to smooth things out between them, the two held a personal conversation in which the manager shared his sexual orientation with the employee, as part of a personal conversation. The National […]
Publishing a false factual statement during a live broadcast may give rise to defamation liability for the publisher, but not necessarily for the broadcasting channel
Privacy, GDPR, Confidentiality and protection of reputation
Dispute Resolution
Channel 14 host – Ynon Magal – contended during a live broadcast that Guy Pelege – a well-known journalist – did not serve in the IDF, or alternatively, was discharged after two days, whereas in fact, the journalist completed a full and lengthy mandatory and reserve military service. The Court partially accepted the lawsuit and […]
Nadlan Center – Article on a Hitechzone Real Estate Project in Cyprus Accompanied by Afik & Co.
Real estate in Israel and around the world
An article on the Nadlan Center website, by reporter Dror Nir Kastel, published on August 24, 2026, about a Hitechzone real estate project in Cyprus accompanied by Afik & Co. (Partners Ronit Amir-Yaniv and Eran Orzel).
Tech Companies in the Crosshairs: Handling Police Data Disclosure Orders
Criminal Law
High-Tech and Technology
Privacy, GDPR, Confidentiality and protection of reputation
An article on how a technology company should conduct itself when it receives a police warrant compelling it to provide information about its clients, in light of the Supreme Court rulings regarding the Bild affair (Urich-Feldstein-Einhorn) and the late-night meeting affair (Feldstein and Braverman, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Netanyahu). The article was written by Adv. Eduardo Chaim Maiseleff of Afik & Co.
The Court may approve an arrangement between a public company and warrant holders, subject to due publication and the absence of objections
Capital Markets and Stock Exchange Regulations
Dispute Resolution
A public company sought to reach an arrangement with warrant holders to extend their exercise period and petitioned for relief. The Court granted the motion and approved the arrangements reached by the public company with the warrant holders. Under the Israeli law, a company wishing to reach a compromise or arrangement, including with warrant holders, […]
