Posts by Doron Afik

A partner who terminates a partnership agreement in bad faith may be obligated to pay compensation for loss of entrepreneurial profit

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A farm owner terminated a partnership agreement with a company engaged in the marketing and construction of solar systems in favor of an engagement with a competing company, contending that he was entitled to terminate the partnership agreement at any time. The…

To impose personal liability on a corporate organ personal fault must be shown according to a subjective test

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Property owners entered into a tenancy agreement with a company which was supposed to carry out construction work on the property to open a restaurant and a hotel.  After the tenant failed to pay the rent and did not commence the work…

A will shall be invalidated in case of involvement and undue influence by the beneficiary

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A daughter, who inherited her late mother’s estate together with her sibling, sought to revoke the inheritance order due to a will in which the deceased bequeathed the entire estate to her. The Court dismissed the motion to revoke the inheritance order…

A notarized will for a hospitalized person requires a medical certificate from that day indicating competency

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A man made a notarized will while hospitalized in a hospital and changed the beneficiaries from his former employer to his sister and her children. The court ruled that the will was valid. The law states that every person is competent to…

Prosecuting only some of those involved in an antitrust offense does not necessarily constitute selective enforcement

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An indictment was filed against 17 defendants accused of committing the offenses of a restrictive arrangement, receiving something by fraud, and money laundering, even though 50 were originally involved in the case. The prosecution decided who to prosecute based on parameters reflecting…

In the absence of other consent, the copyright in the commissioned work will remain with the creator

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A printing house allowed its customers to upload photos of T-shirts printed by it to its website. Among the photos uploaded by the customers were photos of T-shirts on which were printed works that were commissioned by an artist for printing on…

Judicial approval of a financial agreement signed during marriage is an essential condition for its validity

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A married couple, who were getting divorced, signed an agreement titled “Financial Agreement” before a notary during their marriage. The agreement stipulated, among other things, that in the event of the sale of the residential apartment, the wife would receive a refund…

Publishing pictures or recordings of a sexual nature without consent constitutes sexual assault under the sexual harassment law

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A person who opened groups on social networks and posted sexual content of women and minors without their consent, including identifying information about the identity of the participants in the videos, in exchange for a subscription fee from members of the groups.…

A lessee who ceases rent payments in order to ‘educate’ the lessor may be obligated to evict the property

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Lessees of an apartment contended the existence of severe defects in the property (including a malfunctioning sewage system and flooding) and consequently completely ceased rent payments as a means to “educate” the lessor. The lessor filed an action for possession (eviction). The…

A willingness to negotiate a settlement agreement does not necessarily constitute consent to enter into a settlement agreement

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The Greek Patriarchate and another party drafted, through their lawyers, a general protocol intended to settle their disputes through compromise after receiving approvals from parties on both sides, when two alternatives for compromise were proposed.  The agreements were made in a ceremonial…