Gill Nadel, Advocate
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Gill Nadel - Born in Israel in 1969, graduated from Bar Ilan University`s Faculty of Law (cum laude) and from the Department of Musicology. He also has a master`s degree in law from the same institution. Member of the Israel Bar since 1999. Speaks Hebrew, English and Polish. Fields of expertise: Commercial and Business Law, International Trade Law, Import and Export Law, Intellectual Property Law, Maritime and International Forwarding Law, Litigation and Court Representation. Adv. Nadel provides lectures on international trade law and import and export law to in courses organized by the Bar Ilan University Center for Commercial Law, Israel Bar, Israel Chambers of Commerce, Manufacturers Association of Israel, Israel Export Institute, Customs Brokers Association, International Forwarders, and more.
Recent Activity
Recently, the Magistrate court of Tel Aviv rejected an importer's claim against the Port of Haifa for being liable for dampness, which caused damages to a sesame cargo which was stored in a container at the port. The court determined that the importer failed to prove that the damage was caused at the time the container was at the Haifa port.
Recently, a verdict was handed down by the Magistrate Court of Haifa on a claim of a frozen fish importer, whose goods were damaged due to the disconnection of the electricity from one of the containers at the Haifa port. The importer filed a claim against all who were involved in the shipment, including the marine carrier, the ship agent, Haifa port and the Ministry of Health. The court had to decide who should be liable.
These days a verdict in the Supreme Court was handed down on an appeal of an importer against the Customs Authority. In the importer's claim to the District Court of Haifa, he claimed that because Customs wrongfully classified his goods, he was prevented from entering the market of cellphone batteries.
Recently, the District Court of Tel Aviv determined that not in all cases can a plaintiff send a Statement of Claim against an importer to his Customs agent. The particulars of this case might interest Customs agent especially since the court decided that when a Customs agent acts on behalf of a client in a certain district, yet the Claim is filed in a different district, the Customs agent is not to be regarded as authorized on behalf of his client in that district.
Recently, a verdict was handed down by the Magistrate court of Ashdod, in which relatively light sentences were given to two defendants accused of avoiding import tax payments and committing other offences related to import.
Recently, the Magistrate court in Tel Aviv received a financial claim from Jackie Line – a forwarding and customs clearance company, against a client of the company, requesting compensation in the amount of 295,000 NIS.
Recently, a claim of an international forwarder against an Israeli exporter was rejected on the grounds that the witnesses brought to testify were not familiar with the details of the dispute, and that many documents presented were in a foreign language without translation, hence the international forwarder did not prove his claim.
Many import taxes are set according to the value of the goods. Therefore, the question of what will be deemed as the value of the goods for customs purposes is highly important.
Recently, a verdict was handed down by the court for small claims in Tiberias, which obliged an international forwarder to compensate an importer of speakers from Chinese, since the goods got wet and were damaged. The court rejected the forwarder's claims that the importer should have insured the goods and since he did not, this exempts the forwarder from liability.
It is common knowledge that a defendant has a right to defend his or her self against the claim filed against them but in order to execute this right, the plaintiffs must make sure that the statement of claim was received by the defendants.
