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Guardknox founders Photo: Tom Bergman Car cybersecurity co GuardKnox seeks court protection

The Israeli startup, which has raised $60 million, has ongoing liabilities of NIS 11 million that it will struggle to repay without legal arrangements.

Israel Bar Association chairperson Adv. Amit Becher credit: Noam Moskowitz, Knesset Spokesperson's Office Israel Bar Association under siege

The lawyers' association sees legislation to weaken it, and ultimately abolish it, as revenge for its stance against the government's judicial overhaul program.

Beny Steinmetz credit: Reuters Denis Balibouse Greek court orders extradition of Beny Steinmetz to Romania

Steinmetz's lawyer Stavros Togias insists that the Athens court's decision contradicts a previous decision made by the court in 2022.

Yariv Levin and Yitzhak Amit  credit: Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesperson's Office, Yonatan Zindel/Flash90 Levin refuses cooperation with Supreme Court president

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin and his allies on the Judicial Selection Committee boycotted yesterday's session in which Yitzhak Amit was appointed as permanent president of the Supreme Court.

Left to right: Jeff Kurin, Bert Magen, Larry Vierra and Brian Marcus credit: Ohad Kab: Pearl Cohen merges with San Francisco IP firm

Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz is enhancing its presence on the West Coast of the US through a merger with Vierra Magen Marcus (VMM), a boutique firm specializing in intellectual property.

Gideon Sa'ar and Yariv Levin Levin-Sa'ar plan makes judicial appointments a political affair

The proposal by two government ministers will make the selection of judges less professional and more of a political horse trade.

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar   credit:  Michael Dimenstein, Government Press Office Levin, Sa'ar present judicial overhaul compromise

The plan makes only a minor change to the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee, and covers the scope of basic laws and judicial review of legislation.

Yoav Etzyon, Racheli Guz-Lavi, Eyal Bressler, and Yonatan Altman  credit:  Eyal Marilus Law firms APM and Dr. Eyal Bressler merge

Dr. Eyal Bressler & Co. specializes in intellectual property, and will expand Amit Pollak Matalon's services to include patents registration.

Meta credit: Shutterstock Meta to pay $1m to settle job ads discrimination suit

The class action revealed how the world's largest social network enabled Israeli employers to define exposure to employment advertising by age and gender.

Ilan Gerzi, Reuven Eidelman and Haim Ravia credit: Ministry of Justice, Tomer Yakobson Privacy protection regulator aims to make directors more proactive

At a conference organized by Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz law firm Privacy Protection Authority legal advisor Adv. Reuven Eidelman warned that due to the rise in cyberattacks and data security events, directors are required to ensure the preparedness of their companies.

Yoav Gallant and Benjamin Netanyahu at the scene of a terrorist attack  credit: Haim Zach, Government Press Office ICC decision may mean European arms embargo on Israel

The issue of arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant by the International Criminal Court could have more than personal consequences.

Emanuel Macron and Benjamin Netanyahu credit: Kobi Gidon GPO French gov't seeks to bar Israeli cos from Paris Air Show

The French government has filed an appeal with the administrative court in Paris to overturn the ruling that allowed Israeli defense companies to participate in the Euronaval exhibition.

Nadav Shoval credit: Open Web Court rejects Nadav Shoval's petition against OpenWeb ouster

Tel Aviv District Court Judge Ariel Zimmerman: The petition complains of an infringement of rights that do not exist.

Wolt messenger  credit: Shutterstock/Karolis Kavolelis Bill seeks to regulate platform worker employment model

The bill proposes a new legal status in addition to the traditional categories of salaries employee and independent contractor.

Cryptocurrencies  credit: Shutterstock Israel Tax Authority seeks to close cryptocurrency loopholes

A draft bill defines cryptocurrencies as assets rather than currencies, making profits on them liable to capital gains tax.

Land on Kibbutz HaOn credit: Eyal Izhar Court ruling paves way for dream house auction by Kinneret

248 lots on Kibbutz HaOn are being sold on the open market and to reservists and disabled IDF veterans at discounted prices.

Ben Gurion airport credit: Tali Bogdanovsky Foreign airlines seek legal changes before returning to Israel

The airlines want the legal requirement to compensate passengers for canceled flights suspended during the current state of emergency.

Emmanuel Macron  credit: Shutterstock/Alexandros Michailidis French court overturns Euronaval ban on Israeli cos

For the second time in the past four months, the Paris Commercial Court has overturned a decision by the French government to ban Israeli companies from a defense exhibition.

Strauss Elite factory in Nazareth  credit: Strauss PR Competition Authority fines Strauss Group NIS 111m

The unprecedented fine on the food company is for an unauthorized merger agreement with tofu products company Wyler Group alleged to have harmed competition.

Beny Steinmetz credit: Reuters Denis Balibouse Beny Steinmetz arrested, released in Athens

Steinmetz's attorney Stavros Togias said, "It is unprecedented for the rule of law in Greece, or any other respected country, for such an administrative act to overturn a decision of the Greek judiciary, which had definitively and irrevocably ruled against his extradition to Romania, recognizing his right to travel freely."

Teva drug Copaxone  credit: Tamar Matsafi Teva shareholder sues after $450m US settlement

Avraham Barak alleges that Teva's board and officers must have approved the criminal activity that led to the penalty.

Nadav Shoval credit: Open Web Tel Aviv court orders OpenWeb to freeze ousting of CEO

While Nadav Shoval interprets the judge's ruling as if his dismissal has been frozen, the company sees it as a technical act of suspending completion of his dismissal.

Teva's R&D labs in Netanya  credit: Teva PR Teva settles further price-fixing lawsuits in the US

Teva will pay a total of $450 million over six years to settle the cases.

Adv. Vered Zlaikha and Adv. Gilad Semama credit: Dafna Cohen Privacy Protection chief: New regulations prevent cyberattacks

Adv. Vered Zlaikha, Partner and the Head of Cyber Affairs & AI Practice at Lipa Meir & Co: As part of preparations for the amendment coming into effect, organizations must already take a series of steps to ensure closing the gaps in relation to the requirements of the law.

Teva's R&D labs in Netanya  credit: Teva PR Teva settles opioid suits in Israel

Under the settlement, Teva's insurance company, which as far as is known is not Israeli, will pay the pharmaceutical company $40 million to fully close all potential claims.

NSO Group Credit: Shutterstock Why Apple dropped its lawsuit against NSO

Among other things, Apple cited a report that Israeli government officials had taken NSO documents required for the case, but it is also making PR capital out of the move.

Moshe Kahlon Credit: Rafi Kotz and Yossi Cohen Kahlon to be indicted subject to hearing on Unetcredit affair

Former Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and other senior executives are suspected of fraud, breach of trust and reporting violations.

Taxi rank at Ben Gurion Airport  credit: Michal Raz Chaimovitz Court penalizes taxi driver who cheated tourists

Eyal Siman-Tov admitted charging exorbitant fares, and lying about the value of coins and bills.

Court rules against Coca-Cola Israel in huge tax dispute

The Tel Aviv District Court ruled that Coca-Cola Israel must pay hundreds of millions of shekels tax on royalty payments it hid through creative tax planning.

BBC offices  credit: Reuters/SOPA Images Study calls out BBC for anti-Israel bias

The in-depth study, sponsored by lawyer Trevor Asserson, finds the BBC's coverage of the war in Gaza to be in breach of its own guidelines.

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