Shirley Cohen-Adib, Law and Mediation Office

Attorney and Mediator Shirley Cohen-Adib holds an LL.B. degree and serves as a member of the Tort Committee of the Bar Association. Attorney Cohen-Adib has extensive experience in the civil-commercial field, and she also contributes her expertise to the community by providing professional legal assistance to the underprivileged on a voluntary basis.

Areas of Practice:

Tort Law:
Road accidents.

• Work accidents and National Insurance: the office handles filing claims with the National Insurance Institute, appeals against decisions of the National Insurance Institute and medical committees, representation in medical committees, etc.
• Insurance claims: claims against insurance companies according to insurance policies.
• Military and security injuries, nuisances, environmental hazards, environmental law, property damage, liability claims for negligence of local authorities/property holders, injuries from defective products, medical malpractice.
• Claims for defamation, slander, truth defense, and more.
• Torts in the agricultural sector (a unique area of practice): agricultural damages, moshavim, kibbutzim - compensation claims for natural damages in moshavim and kibbutzim, flood damages, agricultural damages, fire damages, etc. Agricultural law, claims and settlements with insurance companies.

• Employee rights, severance pay, women's work, rights of pregnant women and postnatal, sexual harassment in the workplace, annual leave, unlawful dismissal, obligation of prior notice, employment agreements, etc.
• Foreign workers in the agricultural sector (a unique area of practice): labor law in moshavim and kibbutzim - representing employers in moshavim and kibbutzim against claims by foreign workers. Termination of employer-employee relationships between employers and foreign workers and preventing unnecessary claims. Arrangements with foreign worker brokerage companies. Continuous representation of employers of foreign workers, drafting employment contracts, regulations, advice on employment conditions according to the law, and daily support for the employer.

• Representation in transactions for the sale/purchase of second-hand apartments, representation in Tama 38 transactions, real estate sharing agreements, dissolution of sharing, real estate registration, division and unification in real estate, combination transactions, registration of parcellation and condominiums, leasing, purchase/sale of plots, representation of apartment buyers from contractors, and more.
• Representation, accompaniment, and legal advice regarding real estate transactions abroad: representation of private buyers of real estate abroad, ongoing support for developers and construction companies in projects in Israel and abroad.
• Rental law: representation of commercial property owners, office tenants, commercial buildings, etc., representation of property owners, representation of tenants, representation of sub-tenants, eviction claims, expedited eviction of tenants, collection of rent and indirect damages, claims for breach of contract.
• Agricultural sector real estate: representation in transactions for the sale and purchase of farms and estates, representation of kibbutz members whose rights were affected after the kibbutz privatization, allocation of apartments in kibbutzim.

• Accompanying clients in all legal proceedings from the establishment of the business, incorporation, and foundation of a company, drafting agreements, business lease agreements, drafting engagement agreements with clients, confidentiality agreements, confidentiality agreements before presentations, debt collection for the business, legal support with the authorities, and representation in various legal forums.