Published in Afik News 139 13.11.2013
Related articles
A bankrupt person cannot file class claims or other proceedings without prior approval of the officer appointed to such person
High-Tech and Technology
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
A bankrupt person filed a class-claim against the Afik & Co. law firm, as well as against many other businesses, alleging non-compliance with the website’s accessibility requirement, when he did not make any prior approach and when it was a duplicate lawsuit and when certain businesses had already compromised with him and paid him money […]
An intention to marry may be an indication to lack of a common law marriage status
Domestic Relations
Notarial Prenups
Dispute Resolution
Shortly before her wedding, the to be bride was killed in a car accident. The insurer refused to compensate the spouse. The Supreme Court accepted the insurer’s contention and held that the spouse is not entitled to a common-law spouse status. A condition for the recognition of common-law marriage is the couple’s intention to apply […]
A participation in a joint venture does not grant a right to receive accounts if no partnership relationship existed between the parties
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
A college and a private person established a joint venture in which a pest control course was offered at the college. The college financed the course and also undertook to bear the losses, while the person built the course structure. The person contended that he did not receive the profits he was entitled to from […]
A commercial agreement will be interpreted based on commercial logic and economical plausibility
Real Estate
International Transactions and Dispute Resolution
Commercial, Banking and Financial
An investor in a real-estate project in Mexico was given a personal guarantee from the shareholders that the land is owned by the selling company. Following legal proceedings in Mexico, it turned out in hindsight that the real owner of the land was a third party and the selling company lost its rights to the […]