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March 27, 2017
Barnea Co-Hosts Event with UK Israel Tech Hub
Barnea and the UK Israel Tech Hub are co-hosting delegation from the UK, who will be visiting Israel for the first time to look for investment and cooperation opportunities, mainly in the mobility field.
March 26, 2017
Coca Cola Israel Antitrust Fine: "Halperin Seems to Want to Raise the Bar of Punishment"
Adv . Zohar Lande, the head of our Litigation Department, was interviewed by Globes on the Antitrust Authority's decision to impose an unprecedented monetary sanction on the Central Bottling Company Group (Coca Cola Israel). Zohar commented that it is not enough to set the monetary sanctions, submitting that the Antitrust Authority must make use of all the tools at its disposal, including civilian tools.
March 26, 2017
Adv. Yuval Lazi Interviewed by "Talks about Entrepreneurship" Blog
Adv. Yuval Lazi was interviewed by the “Talks about Entrepreneurship” blog about the importance of founders’ agreements. Yuval discussed the risks of not having an agreement in place, as well as the cost and time involved in preparing one.
March 20, 2017
Barnea and The Service Event: Family Wealth Management
Barnea is co-hosting with The Service a seminar on how to manage real estate assets and family companies. Adv. Micky Barnea, the firm's managing partner, will discuss the inter-generational transfer of family businesses. Adv. Liat Keisary will participate in the real estate panel.
March 16, 2017
Israeli Leadership and Growth in Smart Mobility
Technological solutions are developing every day, world-wide. In Israel, the transportation sector provides impressive examples of innovation at work. Urban growth naturally reaches a saturation point, at which people either need to move or commute farther each day, creating higher costs and greater safety concerns. Smart mobility consists of the movement to make transportation easier, safer, more environmentally friendly, and more efficient. And Israel has taken a leadership position in developing companies and technologies that help make it possible.
March 15, 2017
TAMA 38 – The Complete Guide
The Israeli government resolved to approve and implement a national outline plan, known as TAMA 38, to reinforce buildings from the risk of earthquakes. To which buildings does the plan apply and what should one know before signing a contractual agreement with the contractor?
March 15, 2017
Israel Bar Association Training Course for Directors
We lectured today on the Israel Securities Authority as part of the Israel Bar Association's training course for directors.
March 15, 2017
How to Enforce a Monopoly on the Prohibition of Charging Excessive and Unfair Prices
Adv. Ilan Blumenfeld published an op-ed in TheMarker on the question of whether and how to enforce a monopoly on the prohibition of charging excessive and unfair prices.
March 13, 2017
New Labor Court Ruling on The Subject of Age Discrimination
The subject of discrimination in the labor market in general, and the subject of ageism in particular, has lately become a hot topic in the public discourse. A recent ruling handed down by the Regional Labor Court in Tel-Aviv in the Bat Sheva Simchi vs. Maabarot Products Ltd. case addressed the issue of age discrimination.
March 12, 2017
Auditing of Board Resolutions
A significant precedent was handed down recently by the Israeli Supreme Court on the subject of the judicial audit that should be performed in relation to companies’ business resolutions.
The judgment officially adopts the Business Judgment Rule prescribed in Israeli law with regard to the auditing standard that should be applied to board resolutions. The judgment further prescribes that it is also warranted to adopt the Enhanced Scrutiny Rule under circumstances when the Business Judgment Rule does not provide an adequate solution. The judgment also engages in subjects not yet addressed by the court, including issues pertaining to dividend distributions, leveraged buyouts, officers’ duties in a company and the relation between them.
March 8, 2017
Carve-out Plans for Company Employees
One of the common remuneration mechanisms in startups and technology companies is the granting of options to employees in addition to or, sometimes, in lieu of, the traditional remuneration component – the cash salary.
March 8, 2017
Survey of Legal Interns by Barnea and Codex Published in Globes
A comprehensive survey conducted by Codex, a leading HR company for lawyers in Israel, which was initiated by Barnea, was published in Globes. In the survey, future legal interns were questioned on how they feel in light of the flooding of the profession, how they choose where to intern and more. Adv. Micky Barnea, our managing partner, commented that the initiative came from the recognition that there is a change in the current generation of interns and the need to understand the impact on their internship.
March 8, 2017
The Right to Review Digital Database
Within the scope of a new directive published recently by the database registrar at the Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority, entities, such as service-providers, that retain recordings of telephone conversations or chat correspondence with their customers will be forced to enable their customers (the subjects of the information) to also access information of this type. This according to the right of access prescribed in the Privacy Protection Law and the regulations instituted by virtue thereof.
March 7, 2017
ISA Proposes Prohibiting the Management and Operation of Binary Options Trading Platforms Outside Israel
An op-ed in Financial Magnates following a new proposed bill to prohibit the management and operation of binary options trading platforms outside of Israel, even if regulated elsewhere.
March 7, 2017
Analysis: Israel’s Binary Options Ban Disrespects Foreign Regulators
Anyone who followed the financial press in Israel In the recent months would have realized that the Israel Securities Authority is on the war path against the binary option industry in Israel, and has every intention of closing it down. According to the Chairman of the ISA, Prof. Shmuel Houser, binary options are very similar to gambling, and often may involve fraudulent business practices intended to deceive the unaware investing public.
March 5, 2017
Nespresso Loses Suit Filed Against Espresso Club
The Tel Aviv District Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by Nespresso and global food company Nestlé against Israeli company Espresso Club. Nespresso alleged that Espresso Club’s advertisement featuring a George Clooney look-alike infringed its intellectual property rights and constituted unfair competition. The court rejected Nespresso’s claims and ordered it to pay Espresso Club ILS 110,070 in legal costs. Espresso Club was represented by Adv. Zohar Lande, Adv. Itay Hatam, and Adv. Gili Cohen-Arazi.
March 3, 2017
High Court of Justice: Gatekeeper of the New Multi-Apartment Act
Adv. Maya Zisser, a partner in our Real Estate Department, published an article in TheMarker following a High Court order requiring the State to explain why the new Multi-Apartment Act should not be struck down. Maya advised those affected by the law to refrain from taking steps to avoid its application, as those steps may be irreversible.
March 2, 2017
Antitrust Authority Continues its Trend of Stricter Punishment
The Israel Antitrust Authority (‘’IAA’’) has announced its intention to impose a financial sanction in the sum of NIS 25,640,000 on Bitan Wines, due to its violation of the terms of the merger between Bitan Wines and the Mega supermarket chain.
March 2, 2017
Judicial Oversight of Board Decisions – Beyond the Business Judgement Rule?
Adv. Zohar Lande and Adv. Gilli Cohen-Arazi published an article for Chambers and Partners examining recent trends in Israeli case law that may signal a shift in the courts’ approach to judicial intervention in corporate boards’ business decisions.
March 2, 2017
Globes Interview on Bribery Case Involving Israeli Businessmen
We were interviewed by Globes following the exposure of bribery cases involving Israeli businessmen. We noted that Israel's prohibition on bribing a foreign public official is relatively new, whereas similar legislation was enacted in the United States as early as 1977, and that the US has encouraged other countries to adopt corresponding laws.