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Real Estate
Dispute Resolution
A potential purchaser of an apartment demanded that the sellers sell him the apartment even though the agreement was not actually signed after the sellers withdraw from the transaction in the last moment due to tax considerations. The Court dismissed the claim and held that the purchase agreement could not be enforced without the parties’ […]
On lasting power of attorney instead of a Turkish telenovela on Netflix
Lasting Power of Attorney
Intergenerational Law (Trusts, Estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Parenting)
An article on ongoing power of attorney and its importance in preventing family disputes
A letter of complaint sent to irrelevant recipients may be deed defamation
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Dispute Resolution
Privacy, GDPR, Confidentiality and protection of reputation
A lawyer wrote a letter to the mayor and many other recipients in which he accused the city’s legal counsel of corrupt conduct. The Court accepted the claim and held that it was a defamation. Defamation entitles to statutory damages and if the publication was intentional, even double the damages, all if not defense under […]
A corporation is also entitled to statutory damages in defamation
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Commercial, Banking and Financial
Privacy, GDPR, Confidentiality and protection of reputation
A competing company of Magen David Adom – a statutory corporation for emergency services in Israel, published messages in WhatsApp groups and also launched a campaign in which it accused Magen David Adom of killing people by its actions. The court accepted the defamation lawsuit filed by Magen David Adom. Defamation is something that, objectively, […]
Non-delivery of information and documents to a shareholder is not deemed oppression of the minority
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution
A shareholder and a former director of a company, who resigned over a decade ago, contended to be oppressed by the other shareholders because he was denied company financial information as well as participation in the company decisions. The Court held that once the shareholder ceased to be a director of the company, he is […]
One can not grant or limit rights in intellectual property which were not expressly granted or limited in the agreement.
Copyright, Trademarks Media and Artists
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business, Corporate and Joint Ventures
A company was established under a founders agreement which granted it the right to use a certain brand by one of the founders. After the founder sold his holdings he began making parallel use of the brand. The Court denied the motion and held that the founder was entitled to continue using the brand. When […]
A minor may be vaccinated against Covid-19 even if one of the parents opposes
Parentage, Surrogacy and Adoption
Intergenerational Law (Trusts, Estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Parenting)
Dispute Resolution
Parents were divided on whether to vaccinate their minor children against the Covid-19, while one minor wished to be vaccinated but the other opposed. The Court held that only the minor who agreed to receive the vaccine should be vaccinated, despite the controversy between his parents. The Law stipulates that along with the duty of […]
