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Public Law, Elections Law and Tenders
An article on the subject of the elections in Israel and the importance of structured legal accompaniment by a lawyer with experience in the field when assisting a party or candidate, in order to prevent violations of the law. The article was written by Ronit Amir-Yaniv, Adv., Senior Partner at Afik & Co.
Consideration for non-competition will be classified as labor income even in the absence of an employer-employee relationship between the parties
Labor Law
Dispute Resolution
Taxation and Government Incentives and Funding
Purchaser of a company’s operations and assets paid the previous owner and manager of the acquired company for his undertaking to refrain for 3 years from performing activities competing with the acquiring company’s operations. The Court held that this constitutes labor income, as it does not eliminate the recipient’s ability to resume earning a living […]
Revival of a liquidated company requires actual past business activity or a legitimate justification for restoring it to the registry
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
A sole shareholder of a company that was voluntarily liquidated after never having engaged in business activity, sought to revive it. The underlying purpose of the proceeding was to utilize the company’s corporate seniority to meet threshold requirements and participate in construction tenders. The Court held that the conditions allowing for the cancellation of a […]
In order to be a controlling shareholder in a company the shareholder must have a substantial ability to direct the company’s activities.
Capital Markets and Stock Exchange Regulations
Dispute Resolution
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
A shareholder in a public company sought to prevent the convening of a board committee established to evaluate offers to acquire the company and take it private, claiming that flaws occurred in the appointment of the directors to the committee due to their connection to a controlling shareholder in one of the bidding entities. The […]
The good faith doctrine allows, in exceptional cases, to affect a real estate transaction even without a writing
Real estate in Israel and around the world
Domestic Relations
Dispute Resolution
A woman moved to Israel after marrying a blind man, relying on his parents’ promise of the apartment. Following their separation, the family attempted to dispossess them of the apartment due to the absence of a written contract. The Court held that the apartment belongs to the couple in equal shares by virtue of the […]
Joint activity of Afik & Co. with the Panama – Israel Chamber of Commerce – August-September 2026 Issue
Publication of the August-September 2026 issue of the Panama-Israel Chamber of Commerce magazine, which also includes a collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce and the Latin American Department of Afik & Co. (www.afiklaw.com/latam).
A condominium committee may refuse to approve the transfer of rights to a potential purchaser by virtue of its authority in the bylaws
Real estate in Israel and around the world
Dispute Resolution
The condominium committee of an apartment hotel refused to approve a transfer of rights by virtue of its authority under the condominium bylaws, due to the purchaser’s behavior and an assessment of his unsuitability to the hotel’s rules. The Court rejected the purchaser’s claim and held that the condominium committee acted lawfully according to its […]
