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SubscribeOne cannot build a website to seem like a website of a competitor and so that a Google search will reach it instead of the website of the competitor
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Copyright, Trademarks Media and Artists
High-Tech and Technology
The owner of an online pet supply business wrote on his website the name of another pet supply store and thus, a search on the GOOGLE search engine of the other pet store name would redirect the traffic to his website. The Court held that the use of the competitor’s details on the website constitutes […]
A person signing an agreement on behalf of a company without a stamp does not create a personal liability for the company’s obligations under the agreement
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Real Estate
Dispute Resolution
A landlord of a company demanded the payment of the rent both from the company, which went bankrupt, and from the shareholder in it, including because he signed the lease agreement himself and without the company’s stamp. The Court dismissed the lawsuit against the shareholder. The mere fact that the shareholder signed the agreement without […]
So what if the waiver was fraudulently induced? You waived your rights!
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Labor Law and Immigration
An article on the question of whether a settlement agreement that includes a waiver of claims prevents the filing of a claim in a fraud case
Enforcement of an agreement may not be made in a manner other than the objective interpretation of the signed document
Real Estate
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Dispute Resolution
A memorandum of understanding was signed between a purchaser and a seller in which it was recorded that a “3-room apartment” was purchased, while at that stage the “apartment” actually comprised two shops and a storage that still needed to be changed in the Land Registry to one residential unit. The seller did not disclose […]
A recipient may be obligated to click an unsecure URL link in order to cease the receipt of advertisements
Commercial, Banking and Financial
High-Tech and Technology
Dispute Resolution
A recipient who signed up for a laser hair removal company’s mailing list contended that he could not remove himself from the list, as in order to do so, he was obligated to click an unsecure URL link, which could have caused leakage of personal data. The Court held that an advertisement that allows removal […]
A tender’s threshold conditions must be interpreted purposefully in way that fulfils the tender purpose and upholds the proposals as much as possible
Public Law, Environment and Tenders
Dispute Resolution
The winner of a tender for Covid19 testing system at the Ben Gurion Airport lacked experience in the field and sought to base its experience on an experienced advisor it hired. The Court held that the winning bid did not meet the threshold conditions set in the tender and therefore the winning proposal should be […]
Employing of employees without adhering to the law does not, by itself, justify piercing the corporate veil
Labor Law and Immigration
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
A foreign worker was employed by a company that did not pay him his full benefits, and sought, after the company has declared liquidation, to personally obligate one of the company’s shareholders, who paid the employee’s salaries and was responsible for the company’s funds and wages, to personally pay him the amounts due. The Court […]
