An Israeli Court's Jurisdiction To Hear Actions Involving A Foreign Party

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Gill Nadel, Shai Babai   Global trade, which frequently involves corporations and parties from different countries, naturally tends to lead to legal conflicts that require reference to the courts. In these cases, the question arises: i...

A Dispute Between Microsoft And An Israeli Distributor Will Be Tried In Court In Ireland

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Omer Wagner, Adv. Gill Nadel   Many times, when a dispute arises between an Israeli party and a foreign party, each of the sides tries to bring the case before the judge in its country. But what happens when each party files an action ...

Fishy Business - The Method of Levying Customs On Imported Fish

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Omer Wagner, Adv. Gill Nadel   There are a number of different methods for levying customs on imported goods. Generally, customs are calculated according to the value of the goods (in percentages), but for certain goods, customs are le...

Can Information That Isn't Considered A Trade Secret Be Protected?

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Gill Nadel, Keydar Halali   Recently, a decision was issued by the Magistrate's Court of Jerusalem,  which forced a pair of investors to compensate an  owner of a clinic for skin care treatments at a sum of approximately  200,000 NI...

A New Draft Bill Limiting The Liability Of A Customs Agent For An Importer's Debts To The Port Authority

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Omer Wagner, Adv. Gill Nadel   Most people who deal with commercial import release cargo that they import to Israel through customs' agent. During import of the goods, the importers must pay taxes and fees that are part of the import p...

A Continental Carrier Was Obliged To Compensate The Insurance For Loss Of Cargo

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Omer Wagner, Adv. Gill Nadel   Recently, a decision was issued by the District Court of Tel Aviv (on appeal), holding a continental carrier liable for a deficiency discovered in a cargo of magnesium exported from Israel to Germany.   ...

What Constitutes Misleading Similarity When Packaging Competing Products? The Court Rules On Sandwich Cookies

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Gill Nadel, Keydar Hallaly  Recently, the court dismissed a petition filed by the manufacturer and marketer of Oreo cookies to forbid an importer marketing Go Go's brand cookies from marketing them, as they were  misleadingly  simil...

The Collection Power Of The Tax Authority- Is It Unlimited?

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Omer Wagner, Adv. Gill Nadel   Governmental authorities, such as the Tax Authority and National Insurance have the power to collect debts owed by citizens. Inter alia, the Tax Code (Collection) allows various authorities to place freez...

The Requirements For Marking Transportation Products- An Unfair Requirement From The Ministry Of Transportation

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Gadi Kaye, Adv. Gill Nadel   For almost two years, importers of spare parts and various accessories, which are considered as transportation products for motor vehicles, face significant difficulties regarding the various marking requir...

24 Hour Regulations On Export From Israel To Europe Have Entered In Effect

(Sun May 8th, 2011, by Gill Nadel, Advocate)

Adv. Omer Wagner, Adv. Gill Nadel  Recently, an EU regulation was published requiring that, from 1.1.2011 the manifest (loading declaration) be sent to all carriage vessels entering the EU, 24 hours before the actual loading  takes place i...