JULY 2008 | Mark Korman

As trade relations between the member states of the European Union and Israel grow, it becomes increasingly important to understand the European Union competition law issues that may arise. One such issue is the possible injury a seemingly routine distribution agreement may cause to competition in the relevant markets.

JULY 2008 | David Cohen

The purpose of a Non-Disclosure Agreement ("NDA") is to define the type of information which should be considered confidential in the context of a particular relationship between parties, and to state what those parties may or may not do with such information. A recipient of confidential information under a standard NDA is generally precluded from using or disclosing the information to any third party without the discloser's consent.

APRIL 2008

In the recent case of Dandino, the ownership of a company (the employer) changed. An employee resigned and asked to be considered as though she were dismissed, based on the Discharge Compensation Law which considers employees as dismissed if they resign due to a substantial deterioration of the working conditions, or other circumstances.

APRIL 2008

Until January 2008, there was no general obligation applicable to employers in Israel regarding insurance of their workers by way of a pension fund. Any obligation of this kind was based solely on agreements between the employers and their workers and/or worker organizations/unions

APRIL 2008

As part of Israel's endeavors to be recognized by the European Union as having 'adequate level of protection' (as defined in the Directive on Data Protection), the Israeli Ministry of Justice is expected to strengthen its enforcement efforts with respect to collecting, processing, transmitting and protecting of information.