Posts by Doron Afik

Who Moved My Partner? When Life Reboots and the Company is on Standby

News
A 39-year-old, founding partner in a startup company, flew for a weekend to a ski resort and one unfortunate slip sent him to intensive care and the company to a rapid crash course, as his absence prevented it from paying employees and…

Some statutory provisions protecting a residential tenant cannot be canceled in a lease agreement

News
An apartment owner and a tenant signed a lease agreement, under which a security check was deposited and it was stipulated that the tenant must pay a penalty if it does not find an alternate tenant in the event of an early…

Globes: Publication about Adv. Ronit Amir-Yaniv joining as a senior partner at Afik & Co.

News
An article in the Globes Israeli newspaper, 26.05.2026ת both in the printed edition and on the website, by reporter Galit Chatan, regarding the joining of Adv. Ronit Amir-Yaniv as a senior partner at the boutique law firm Afik & Co., Attorneys and…

Purchasing Real Estate Abroad: A Good Investment or a Trap?

News
In recent years, as real estate prices in Tel Aviv and throughout Israel reach peaks that make it difficult for many buyers, investors are looking for alternatives and turning to overseas investments.  The search for an income-producing property usually focuses on major…

How easy is it in Bulgaria for company assets to fall into the wrong hands

News
The Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) is awaited to rule on whether the law encourages the bad-faith draining of companies. Judging by the rich case law of recent years in Bulgaria, it is very easy to drain a company. It is enough…

Sometimes only the Lawyers Stands Between Life in Prison and Acquittal !

News
Late at night, a bustling Tel Aviv bar, a young, normative man with no criminal record pushes another in the heat of the moment.  The other falls, hits his head, and all resuscitation attempts fail.  No one intended to kill, but in…

A machine cannot be considered an ‘inventor’ under the Israeli Patent Law because it is not a human being

News
A patent application was filed as part of an international project aimed at formulating policies for granting intellectual property rights to inventions created by artificial intelligence.  The application stated that the applicant for the registration of the invention is the representative of…

A business partnership requires substantive intent to partner and participation in the venture’s risks

News
A business consultant claimed to be a partner in a business venture of an industrial design company and demanded access to financial data and a share of the profits. The Court rejected the claim regarding the existence of a partnership and held…

The use of a work for political propaganda purposes without the creator’s consent constitutes copyright infringement

News
A candidate for the mayor of Kfar Saba used the song “Siba Tova,” composed by Matti Caspi, in a political campaign video distributed on social media without authorization from the composer and without approval or payment of royalties to ACUM (Society of…

The Thirty Years’ Contract War – The End?

News
In the Thirty Years’ War waged in Europe between 1618 and 1648, millions of people lost their lives; it ended with the Peace of Westphalia, and until World War I, it was considered the most destructive war in history. In contrast to…