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Our Intellectual Property Team is active in providing advice to the entertainment industry with respect to motion pictures, theater, television, music, and publishing. We are familiar with not only the legal issues pertaining to intellectual property rights in the entertainment industry, but also related business practices. For companies and individuals, our services include contract negotiation and litigation of disputes on such issues as credits or billing, creative control, transfer of rights and creative products, rights of privacy and publicity, and unfair competition.

 

 
 
Extra Contractual Obligations

On 24 April 2009 the Haifa District Court handed down its decision in an insurance claim filed by Sky Club Ltd - C.F.270-00.  In its decision, the District Court ruled that an insurer which failed to pay insurance benefits on time may be obliged to compensate the insured for the damage it suffered as a result of the delay.

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Criminal Liability of D&Os

In two recent judgement handed down by the District Court of Tel Aviv the court discussed the implication of placing criminal liability on directors and officers and reached contradicting conclusions. 

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Personal Jurisdiction over a Foreign Company

Recently the District Court of Tel Aviv adopted a narrow interpretation to Regulation 482 in order to prevent potential plaintiffs from taking advantage of the willingness of foreign companies to resolve disputes between the parties in order to subject them to the jurisdiction of the Israeli Court system. 

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New Press Section

 Visit our new press section to learn about the firm's acclaims by the world's leading legal directories - Press here

 


Personal Liability of D&Os in EPL Claims

In two Court rulings handed down recently, the Court imposed personal liability on the D&Os towards employees of the company.

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Mother Rachel Mother Rachel - a translation of an article appearing in the November 2007 "Praklitim" - a publication of the Israeli Bar Association – Tel Aviv District.
Derivative Claims - New Developments

Recently two Court rulings were handed down, in which the courts referred to several aspects of a derivative claim: Only in rare circumstances will a derivative claim be dismissed in limine; a Derivative Claim Cannot be Filed by a Former Shareholder. 

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