Michael Diamond Recent years have seen several attempts to incorporate a Fair Rent Law into the Israeli housing sector. The most recent attempt passed the Ministerial Legislation Committee in late July 2015. The proposed legislation will now be placed before the Knesset, and could become law before the end of 2015.
The main provisions of the proposal include:
I will be presenting a talk about the legal aspects of digital assets and how to preserve them in Nahariya on July 19th, 2015. Please click this link for details.
Please click the link below to hear my recent interview on Tips from the Top Floor, where I discussed the legal problems involved in preserving digital photographs. The interview begins around the 10-minute mark. Episode 682 of Chris Marquardt’s “Tips from the Top Floor
I will be giving a public lecture about the problems of preserving your Digital Assets on May 28th, 2015, in Haifa. For full details and registration, click here.
A few days ago I saw a long exchange on Facebook initiated by someone who’d asked if her landlord could enter her rented flat at will and whether she was allowed to change the locks to prevent him doing so. One person questioned whether it’s “legal” to change the locks on a rented apartment. Here’s … Read more
On February 5th, 2014, John Berlin posted a 1½ minute clip on Youtube. In an emotional plea to Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg he asked to receive the one-minute “Look Back” presentation the company prepared for its subscribers on its 10-year anniversary. John wasn’t asking to see his own “Look Back”, but that of his son, Jessie, who passed away in January, 2012. Jessie hadn’t left his password behind, and the family couldn’t access his profile. Jessie’s digital record – including photographs taken since he’d opened his Facebook account – were no longer accessible, even to his family.
Recently a client called to discuss an offer he’d had for his apartment. He thought the property was worth more, and asked for my opinion about negotiating the price. During our conversation I remembered some fascinating research conducted by a friend, a professor of economics. When discussing prices, we unconsciously perceive things relatively. So, if you’re negotiating for a … Read more
If you’re searching the internet for flights, and come across a great deal, remember this tip to ensure the same deal is available when you log on the following day. Because your browser’s cookies know you’ve been there before, it’s likely the price will have increased the next time you log on. So how to get back to the … Read more
Note to readers. This post was written at the end of November, 2014 when Lollipop was first introduced to Nexus phones. In the time that’s passed, I’m sure almost all kinks have been ironed out and probably all Hebrew apps have now been adjusted to work on the new OS. Personally, I have no problems … Read more
Several months ago I wrote a post about J. David Simons highly-acclaimed books, The Credit Draper and The Liberation of Celia Khan – describing the lives of Jewish immigrants to Scotland at the turn of last century. Back then, I mentioned they were the first two books of a trilogy, the last of which – The Land Agent – was due out in October.
Little did I realise that by writing the blog, I’d find myself a few months later, the proud recipient of an advance copy of The Land Agent, forwarded to me by the author “solely for the purpose of providing an online review of the book to coincide with its launch on 22nd October 2014.” (Even my request to share it with Significant Other was politely declined).
I’m apparently “under no obligation to provide a positive review.” 🙂