The Association added that it is authorized to impose taxes, levies and fees on the teams, inter alia in accordance with its Basic Regulations. This is in addition to and beyond the residual powers given to the Association's management as the Association's committee. In addition, in accordance with Section 11(a) of the Sports Law, 5748-1988 (hereinafter: the "Sports Law"), the exclusive authority to discuss the question of whether the Association is authorized to impose a charge on the teams is vested in the Association's court.Third, with respect to the argument that it is not possible to obtain an outline that extends over a period of six years, it was argued that the Claims Committee did not rule out a spread of the collection of the sums; that its recommendation was to collect up to NIS 5 million, so that the deployment of part of this sum is not problematic; and that the alternative proposed by the Applicants regarding the filing of a claim will not yield the Association money at an earlier date.
- On August 19, 2020, the Association submitted a notice to the court stating that it had completed the signing of the required documents with the insurance company and Respondent No. 4 (from the accounting firm).
On August 24, 2020, the Applicants submitted their response to the Association's response of August 14, 2020 and its notice of August 19, 2020. Regarding the claim regarding the imposition of a new financial charge on the teams in the amount of NIS 3.3 million, they noted that the Association admitted that it did not receive the teams' consent to pay the amount. In addition, the argument that this is a "tax" and not a voluntary payment contradicts what Adv. Amit Pines said. The Association's legal advisor (hereinafter: "Adv. Pines"), to the members of the Association's management at its meeting on July 12, 2020. In any event, the Association's argument that this is a new monetary charge and not a refund of the damages indicates that the payment of these funds does not detract from the Association's cause of action against the Respondents. According to the applicants, this is an attempt to "color" some of the tax payments imposed on members of the association so that they will "cover" the cause of action.