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A bidder that won an Israel Land Authority tender for a lease of a plot withdrew its bid, contending that essential information regarding the scope of building rights had been concealed.  The tender committee forfeited ILS 400,000 of the bid guarantee (approximately 25% of the total guarantee). The Court rejected the petition and held that […]

A woman passed without a will, having been unmarried but lived with a couple for over 20 years. The Court found that the couple is a common-law spouse for purpose of inheritence.  The Israeli Inheritance Law stipulates that in the absence of a contrary will, common-law spouses inherit from each other as married spouses.  For […]

Amidst the discharge of an oil cargo in Israel, contamination by foreign agents was revealed, thereby depreciating its value.  The cargo owners contended that the maritime carrier is liable for such contamination, predicated upon the clean pre-loading laboratory reports and the clean bill of lading, wherein the carrier confirmed the cargo is “in apparent good […]

Two Israeli Premier League football players demanded from their teams, after their employment ended, payment for weekly rest indemnity on Saturdays, and redemption of vacation days. The Labor Court held that the clubs do not need to pay for weekly rest indemnity and vacation redemption.  Generally, the Israeli Wage Protection Law prohibits a salary that […]