A few weeks ago, a Canadian farmer sent a text message to a company he worked with that included a thumbs-up emoji, which symbolizes approval or agreement. To his surprise, the Canadian court treated this emoji as the...more
Under the Sale Law (Apartments), the purchaser of an apartment has a legal right to receive compensation from the contractor or developer in the event of a delay in delivery of the property. This right is a cogent provision,...more
5/11/2023
/ Actual Delivery ,
Contract Terms ,
General Contractors ,
Home Buyer ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Israel ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Real Estate Transfers ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Waivers
As a result of skyrocketing housing prices in Israel, a number of major legislative amendments are being enacted to regulate pinui-binui (vacate-and-build) projects. The legislature announced that the purpose of these...more
Developers and entrepreneurs often market apartments for sale using glossy prospectuses and state-of-the-art simulations that purport to represent to the buyer the apartment they are about to purchase. Sometimes, though,...more
The Photographer Shmuel Rachmani recently filed suit for copyright infringement against Tal Brody, the former captain of basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv, after Brody posted on his Facebook page the mythological photograph of...more
The Supreme Court recently ruled on the issue of whether sending a text message in the course of customer service constitutes a violation of the Spam Law. The Court granted the Bezeq company’s appeal regarding the...more
6/13/2019
/ Advertising ,
Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Client Services ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Dismissals ,
Israel ,
Reversal ,
Spam ,
Supreme Court of Israel ,
Text Messages
More and more people have begun filing claims on the grounds of violations of the “Spam Law.” Israeli courts, for their part, are conveying an encouraging message to consumers in their latest rulings: they are awarding...more