GAMING REGULATION IN GIBRALTAR
The authorities in Gibraltar have introduced a legislation for online gaming in 1998, and while this jurisdiction seemed a very unlikely location for online gaming companies at first, Gibraltar soon surprised everyone by becoming one of the most sought after jurisdictions in all of Europe for gaming licenses. Reasons for Gibraltar’s popularity First of all, […]
Property damages
The litigation lawyers at Porat Group assist our clients with recovering compensation in property damage claims related to a range of different areas, such as real estate properties (including construction and rentals), product liability, fraud, consumer fraud, slander, electrical and technical failures, insurance claims and many other areas. On top of pursuing damages and claims […]
Defamation
If you as an individual, or your company, has been harmed by false and malicious statements in some way, there are defamation laws to protect you. This is the case no matter if the libel or slander takes place online or offline, by a person you know or someone you are not previously familiar with, […]
Opening a franchising company (chain)
A company that is interested in expanding its business operations by opening additional branches can do so by establishing new branches (owned by the company), or it can also sell franchises to franchisees wanting to share in the company’s success. However, before outlining the franchise strategy, a number of important points need to be taken […]
Buying a franchise from a franchising chain
Many potential franchisees contact us to ask just how to start out: How to choose a franchising chain? Is it worth buying a new franchise, or perhaps taking over from a franchisee selling his rights? Is success assured? Is the cost of the franchise reasonable? Are the royalties that the chain is asking from the […]
Franchising
The law firm of Nir Porat & Co accompanies franchise companies and franchise holders in a wide range of spheres relating to franchising. Our firm has considerable and comprehensive experience in franchising and the issues that accompany it, such as: Drawing up founding documents between partners wanting to engage with franchising companies and acquire a […]
How the Annual Vacation Law has been amended
Following the amendment to the Annual Vacation law – 1951, please note the following: Article 3 of the Annual Vacation law, defines the amount of vacation days that each employee is entailed to. I.e. currently an employee who is working 5 days per week, (Sunday to Thursday, weekends are excluded), is entitled to 10 days […]
Investment Funds
For all those in, or looking to get in to the wide array of possibilities of the investment funds industry, the lawyers at Porat Group are experienced in assisting with, as well as advice on all legal matters related to this industry. We are a leading law firm when it comes to funds, with a […]
Immigration lawyers in Israel- Arranging the Status for a Partner who is not Israeli
In contrast to many other countries throughout the world, including the United States, Poland, etc., the State of Israel permits the partner of an Israeli to live and work Israel without getting married. For the purposes of arranging the foreign partner’s status, the Population and Immigration Authority (hereinafter: the “Authority”) will examine the essence of […]
Immigration lawyers in Israel – Visas for Foreign Experts and Specialists
Work and Stay Visas for Foreign Experts and/or Senior Managers (B-1) Since Israel has become known internationally as a ‘start up nation’, many companies require that foreign experts and/or senior officers from different countries arrive in Israel for reasons related to working in Israel. At times, those companies needs arise from the needs of companies […]