Posts by Doron Afik

‘Do’s’ and ‘Don’ts’ when participating in a tender process

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Participating in a tender process can be a strategic and profitable step for businesses, but it requires strict adherence to the tender guidelines and rules and compliance with the requirements of Israeli law. Whether you are a supplier, contractor or service provider,…

VAT liability for tips

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On 01.01.2025, the Tax Authority published a clarification (https://www.gov.il/he/pages/pa010125-3) according to which, for transactions carried out from 31.03.2025, the Authority will begin to enforce its position published on 25.07.24, according to which tips given to service providers (e.g. waiters in restaurants) are…

A situation in which the testator was competent and the will reflected his wishes will not be defined as being under undue influence.

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Several of Menache’s children filed an objection to the will that bequeathed all of her money to only one of her children, claiming an unfair influence on the deceased due to the heir’s involvement in preparing the will, the language of which…

There is a public interest in publishing information about concerns about inappropriate conduct towards customers, suppliers, and employees of a business.

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A cosmetics marketer entered into a franchise agreement and purchased products from a supplier. After the relationship between the parties ran aground due to allegations of fraud between the parties, the marketer made offensive statements about the supplier’s conduct in various forums,…

If the trustee fails to pay, the trustee may sometimes cancel the trust and consider the property he purchased for the trust as his own property.

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A shareholder in the company had a right of first refusal to purchase shares in the company. Parties who sought to exercise this right entered into a trust agreement under which she would purchase shares in the company for them and they…

A bank may refuse to accept funds from banks in Russia due to international sanctions on it

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A man was scheduled to receive alimony payments from his ex-wife who lives in Russia, but the payments were delayed or rejected by the bank due to restrictions resulting from international sanctions imposed on Russia due to the war in Ukraine. The…

Lifting the curtain on a cluster of companies requires a move towards shared administrative management.

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Tenants who received apartments late also sought to sue another company in the group of contracting companies, claiming that the shareholders jointly managed the contracting company and the other company in the same cluster and used the same offices and the same…

A board member of an association who received a payment that does not meet the legal definitions will be required to return the funds.

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A special administrator appointed as part of a process to rehabilitate an association due to irregularities demanded that office holders in the association return funds they received as salaries because these were not approved by the association’s institutions and exceed what is…

A tenant who left a property and set up his business in another property cannot claim that the contract was frustrated due to the coronavirus.

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The tenant terminated the rental agreement ahead of schedule and left the rented property due to the coronavirus, even though the contract could still be partially fulfilled, and the fact is that after leaving, the tenant established the business in another location.…

Defects in a notarial will that result from the notary’s conduct will not always invalidate it.

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A will was drawn up before a notary who read it to the testator and confirmed it with his signature and seal, but the notary’s approval recorded that the testator read the will herself, the serial number was not specified, the will…