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November 18, 2014
Who's Who Legal 2014
Our Head on Internet Department was nominated as a leading practitioner in the field of entertainment in Israel by the 2014 edition of Whos' Who Legal, one of the leading global legal guides.
June 1, 2014
The struggle of keeping the net neutrality
The unending struggle of keeping the net neutrality will determine how internet suppliers treat online content. In the meantime, Netflix is not satisfied .
May 15, 2014
Supreme Court dismisses petition to impose VAT on international corporations
About a month ago, the Israeli High Court of Justice deliberated a case petitioning the court to order the Minister of Finance and the Director of the Israeli Tax Authority to impose value added tax on multinational companies, such as Google and Facebook, arguing that they are providing services and selling goods in Israel via the internet, without being required to pay VAT, which gives them an unfair advantage over Israeli competitors.
February 18, 2014
Defamation on Facebook and its legal consequences
Barnea's partner and head of internet department published an article (in Hebrew) in the Calcalist financial newspaper, regarding a recent Israeli court decision that compensated a plaintiff for defamation published against him on Facebook. Dr. Baruch criticizes the court's reasoning, that sought to place less importance and magnitude in respect of defamation published on Facebook, compared to defamation published via other avenues. Dr. Baruch argues, as outlined in the article, that defamation published on Facebook should be treated in the exact same manner in which any other published defamation is treated.
February 8, 2014
Casino in Israel – could the notion materialize
Barnea's partner and head of internet department, published an article in the InterGaming Law magazine, the specialist international gaming law magazine: Casino in Israel - could the notion materialize.
November 17, 2013
Online Gambling Panel
On November 18th, the Israel Bar will hold a panel in respect of online gambling. Our Head of Barnea's internet and e-commerce department, will participate in the panel.
August 20, 2013
Financial Regulation: Early Achievements
In 2010, the Israeli Parliament enacted the Securities Law , creating the framework for the licensing of the online financial trading industry in Israel. The Act is the first attempt of the government to regulate online financial trading in Israel, which is unregulated at all, allowing rogue operators to act, causing damage to consumers and to the reputation of respectful operators.
August 8, 2013
Barnea & Co. represented Orid Media Limited
Barnea represented Orid Media Limited in its sale of certain of its assets and liabilities, including its subsidiary, Pariplay Limited, an Isle of Man online gambling licensee, to a partly owned subsidiary of Majesco Entertainment Company, a NASDAQ listed company. The transaction will see Majesco invest a sum of between $3.5 to $4.5 million.
May 9, 2013
Israeli gambling sites industries have been revealed due to a confidential agreement which has been leaked.
Barnea represents Mr. Menny Benish, Player 2 Player LTD. and R.I.I.G Limited, in a claim for over 12 M NIS against Moshe Tisona and Yalciner Enterprises Ltd.
April 25, 2013
Israel: Licensing of Online Financial Trading
Trading online financial services, be it foreign exchange, commodities, share prices or stock indexes is the attracting customers all over the world; This has led several jurisdictions to introduce legislation aimed at licensing and regulating the online financial trading market.
January 14, 2013
"The Ministry of Justice's gamble"
Is it justifiable to block gambling sites? According to a Justice Department memo, a competent police officer may issue an order restricting access to a Web site, if there is a reasonable suspicion that the website is used for betting and that the site will continue to be used for betting if access is not restricted