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Evaluating National Security Aspects of Foreign Investments: Between National Security and Economic Uncertainty
June 16, 2022 /
Amichai Cohen
In October 2019, Israel’s Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs (the National Security Cabinet) decided to devise a mechanism for scrutinizing foreign investments in Israel. At the mechanism’s core is the “Advisory Board for Evaluating National Security Aspects of Foreign Investments.”
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International Law
New Israeli Directives on Cyber Risk Management and Risk Management for Regulated Financial Service Providers
June 16, 2022 /
Anat Even-Chen
CMISA recently published two new risk management circulars for financial service providers, including small entities.
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Whistleblower Protection in the Workplace
June 15, 2022 /
Netta Bromberg
An amendment to the Protection of Employees extends the statute of limitations period for filing a claim from one year to three years.
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Employment
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Labor Law Litigation
Bank of Israel Continues to Regulate Use of Cryptocurrencies
June 13, 2022 /
Zvi Gabbay
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Guy Marcovici
The risk of money laundering is one of the main risks involved in using and trading cryptocurrencies. This amendment to Proper Conduct of Banking Business Directive 411 addresses how banks should manage money laundering and terror financing risks.
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Sick Pay from First Day for Employees with Malignant Diseases
May 18, 2022 /
Lior Girshevitz
The Amendment will become effective on June 1, 2022. Under this amendment, an employee suffering from a malignant disease or a condition that requires regular dialysis, or who recovered from such a disease, is eligible for full sick pay (100%) from the first day of his or her absence
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Israeli Draft Bill Obligates Monopolists to Publish Financial Statements
May 16, 2022 /
Gal Rozent
,
Ran Karmi
The striking innovation in this draft bill is that, upon its enactment, monopolists, even if not declared as such, must publish their financial statements, even if they are not reporting companies.
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Competition Law and Antitrust
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Israeli Supreme Court Limits Possibility of Pleading Reliance on Assistance of Counsel as Defense against Indictment
May 16, 2022 /
Gal Rozent
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Ran Karmi
The Supreme Court issued a ruling in principle that it sees no merit in the approach of releasing a person who breached the law from criminal liability based on the fact his or her lawyer failed to warn that the planned action was criminal.
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Development Expenses Not Included in Property’s Purchase Value
April 14, 2022 /
Maya Zisser
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected the Israel Tax Authority’s position regarding the inclusion of development expenses in property values for tax purposes.
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Tightening Sanctions on Russia
April 13, 2022 /
Amichai Cohen
President Biden’s new executive order increases the restrictions on doing business with Russia.
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International Law
Amendment to Israel’s Anti-Money Laundering Law
April 3, 2022 /
Zvi Gabbay
,
Ben Norman
At the end of March 2022, the Israeli Ministry of Justice published a draft amendment to the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law. The proposed amendment seeks to grant supervisory authority to the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA), comparable to that of the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority (CMISA), over financial service providers for aspects of the prohibition on money laundering and terror financing.
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Appointment of an Auditor – New Statement on Required Disclosure
March 30, 2022 /
Hagit Ross
According to a new ISA legal position, convening a general meeting of shareholders to vote on a public company’s appointment of an independent auditor requires expanded disclosure.
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Complete Guide to the TASE IPO Process
March 29, 2022 /
Hagit Ross
The Israel Securities Authority guides provides basic guidelines to corporations going public and answers critical initial questions.
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Significant Change in Format to Report Mergers to Competition Authority
March 28, 2022 /
Gal Rozent
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Irit Brodsky
The new format heralds a reduction in the volume of transactions that require reporting. However, it imposes a far heavier burden on parties to transactions that do require reporting, even for mergers posing no competitive concerns.
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Ukraine War and International Economic Sanctions
March 20, 2022 /
Amichai Cohen
Israeli companies in the “risk zone” must ascertain if they are subject to sanctions and adopt a significant sanctions compliance plan.
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International Law
Expansion of Night Shift Work Arrangements to Include Single Parents
March 17, 2022 /
Netta Bromberg
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Jacki Silbermann
An amendment to the Employment of Women Law, which went into effect on March 14, dictates that employers may not refuse to hire women or single parents simply because they do not agree to work night shifts due to family considerations.
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Employment
Equal Pay for Male and Female Workers: Employers’ New Reporting Obligations
March 15, 2022 /
Netta Bromberg
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Sagi Gross
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Lior Girshevitz
A new amendment to the Male and Female Workers (Equal Pay) Law aims to promote equal employment terms in Israel.
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Employment
Foreign Funds from Additional Stock Exchanges May Dual List on the TASE
March 8, 2022 /
Ron Shuhatovich
Until now, only foreign funds from a limited number of foreign exchanges have been able to register for trading in Israel. A Ministry of Finance amendment to the relevant regulations seeks to change this.
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The Tesla Might Be Electric, but Is It Eco-Friendly?
March 6, 2022 /
Sagi Gross
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Izabel Pashayev
Elon Musk declared he would build a Tesla manufacturing factory in Germany in as early as 2019. The factory only obtained a license to operate now. The German regulator, environmental protection organizations, and Russian President Vladimir Putin all played a part.
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The War in Ukraine and International Economic Sanctions
February 27, 2022 /
Amichai Cohen
The economic sanctions the United States has imposed on Russia have possible implications for the Israeli business community.
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International Law
Cayman Islands Policy Change Regarding the Classification of Countries vis-à-vis the Anti-Money-Laundering Laws
February 23, 2022 /
Roy Engel
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Yakov Vilenski
From "low" to "moderate" risk of money laundering: the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's classification change and its impact on Israel.
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