All guides: page 9 of 9
Page 9 of 9 of the guide index. This page is mainly about intellectual property, business regulation, public law and elections; each guide states the legislation it relies on, with a link to the text of the law at the source.
The employer did not pay severance pay or did not release the money in the fund: what to do
Severance pay not paid within 15 days of the date it was due is considered delayed. How to release the money from the fund, what to write in the letter…
Read more Commercial contractsFounders’ agreement: all the clauses that must be there from day one
What goes into a founders’ agreement: share split, vesting and cliff, roles, intellectual property and exit mechanisms, under the Companies Law and the Copyright Act…
Read more Other proceedings and topicsBusiness license: the duty, the tracks and objecting to a refusal
Running a business that requires a license without one is a strict liability offense, and the license is given for 15 years by default. The obstacle that brings applications down is…
Read more Other proceedings and topicsPreventing payment fraud: legal duties
With an unauthorized charge there is a time window to demand cancellation, and the credit card company has a set deadline to refund. When the platform is also liable, and what is required of a business that accepts…
Read more Elections and public lawAdministrative petition: what the law actually requires
Jurisdiction lies with the District Court sitting as a Court for Administrative Affairs, the deadline is 45 days and without delay, and the grounds are those of the High Court of Justice. What the petition must contain,…
Read more Elections and public lawThe Freedom of Information Law: how to get information from authorities
A focused request gets an answer; a request that is too broad is refused. What an authority may refuse to give, what the proportionality test is, and how to challenge a refusal with a petition…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceDomain name disputes: procedures and solutions
You can start with a warning letter; for a domain with a generic extension (such as .com), a UDRP proceeding decided without a court, and you can also sue in Israel for an injunction…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceOpen source: legal aspects and compliance requirements
Open source is not “without conditions”: some licenses require you to publish the source code of your own product. What each license requires, and what the trap of…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceNetflix, YouTube and copyright: what is allowed and what could cost you money
Watching is allowed, downloading is prohibited even “for personal use”, and sharing a clip depends on the circumstances. Israeli law has no “eight-second” rule, and what to do…
Read more Digital commerce and artificial intelligenceTechnology license agreements: types and terms
The license sets who may do what, for how long and in which territory. The scope of exclusivity, the field of use, indemnity and termination terms, and also the risk of the code…
Read more Commercial contractsTrade secrets: protection and enforcement in Israel
An employee who leaves may use general know-how, but not the employer’s specific information. What is needed for a secret to be protected, and what remedies exist when information has left…
Read more Defamation and reputationDeepfakes: four legal routes in Israel
There is no dedicated deepfake law, and yet you can act: the Protection of Privacy Law, the Prohibition of Defamation Law, the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, and a harassment restraining order…
Read more Defamation and reputationPress freedom: limits and responsibility
The freedom is protected as a basic right but limited by four practical boundaries: defamation, military censorship, gag orders and source privilege. And what happens…
Read more Defamation and reputationWas something false published about you? How to respond and sue
The first step is to document the publication before it is changed, and then a written demand for correction. When a cause of action arises, which defenses the media have, and what…
Read moreThe information in the guides is general information and is not legal advice. Translated: · Hebrew version updated: .
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