Updating the class exemptions under the Antitrust Law and extending their period

Purchaser of a company’s operations and assets paid the previous owner and manager of the acquired company for his undertaking to refrain for 3 years from performing activities competing with the acquiring company’s operations. The Court held that this constitutes labor income, as it does not eliminate the recipient’s ability to resume earning a living […]

A middleman entered into an agreement with parties to an acquisition transaction, under which it was intended to receive brokerage fees.  After the deal fell through, some of the involved parties established a new company that ultimately executed the deal and made the acquisition, without paying the brokerage fees. The Court held that the middleman […]

Foreign corporations were sued for damage caused to Israeli consumers due to a restrictive arrangement to which they were parties.  Within this framework, they coordinated prices, quantities and bids in the manufacturing of a component integrated into hard drives. The Court held that the Israeli Court is the proper forum to adjudicate the lawsuit.  To […]

A couple invested in a startup for distributing online courses.  The project developers presented them with a representation that the technological system was almost completely ready, of high quality, and that significant resources had been invested in it.  The agreement between the parties stated that the system is purchased in its current condition (“AS IS”).  […]