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כיל ים המלח ICL Dead Sea

Israel Nets Additional NIS 250 Million From Israel Chemicals in Final Arbitration

29.04.19|Micky Grunfeld and Omri Milman
ICL, which holds the mining rights to the Dead Sea until 2030, is one of the largest potash suppliers in the world
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Israeli Supermodel Bar Refaeli’s Tax Struggles Are Long From Over

23.04.19|Omri Milman and Tomer Ganon
An Israeli court recently ruled the model will have to pay evaded taxes for an income of $4.5 million, but Refaeli still has to contend with the Israeli tax authority on two more fronts, including possible criminal charges
פרופ' אלי בן ששון

Technion Suing Senior Professor for 50% of His Company Stake

22.04.19|Lital Dobrovitsky
Computer Science Professor Eli Ben-Sasson founded a blockchain company with his PhD candidate. Now, the Technion is claiming the company’s intellectual property as its own
בר רפאלי

Israeli Supermodel Bar Refaeli to Pay Evaded Taxes for Earnings of $4.5 Million

22.04.19|Tomer Ganon and Omri Milman
The Israeli model has been under investigation by the Israeli tax authority since 2015, suspected of falsely reporting she was living outside of Israel to evade taxes
מפעל טבע הר חוצבים ירושלים

Bidder Contests Teva Sale of Jerusalem Facility

31.03.19|Amitai Gazit and Lilach Baumer
Earlier this month, Teva agreed to sell the land tenure rights of its two Jerusalem factories, set to close by the end of 2019, for a combined $77 million
משה חוגג

Former CFO Dropped From Lawsuit Against Crypto Company Stox, Moshe Hogeg

24.03.19|Lital Dobrovitsky and Tomer Ganon
A January lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv alleges that blockchain entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg, through crypto company Stox, took money received from an ICO for himself and for other companies he was involved with
סיגריות ג'ול juul סיגריה אלקטרונית

Juul Petitions Israel’s Supreme Court Against E-Cigarette Marketing Ban

28.02.19|Moshe Gorali
In December, Israel passed a bill restricting the advertising and marketing of smoking paraphernalia in the country, extending existing limitations to tobacco-less vaping devices
בנימין נתניהו בהצהרה לתקשורת 2

Attorney General to Indict Netanyahu, Israeli Media Reports

28.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Avichai Mandelblit is set to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three cases Thursday, according to news reports
תל אביב בורסה Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Israeli Securities Watchdog Goes After Blockchain-Touting Solar Energy Company

05.02.19|Tzally Greenberg
In 2017, Tel Aviv-listed Apollo announced a successful experiment in harnessing surplus solar energy to power crypto-mining machines, leading it to jump 38% on the exchange before divulging its system was not actually at a capacity to do so
כרטיס חבר מתנה חג פנאי

Gift Voucher Marketplace Zeek in Financial Trouble

31.01.19|Lital Dobrovitsky and Meir Orbach
On Wednesday, creditor Viola Credit filed a request to appoint a receiver for Zeek, stating the company does not have the capital to cover its debts
המל"ט דומינייטור של אירונאוטיקס

Israel’s Ministry of Defense Set to Pose Sanctions on Aeronautics CEO

27.01.19|Golan Hazani
The Israeli drone maker and several of its executives have been under investigation for violations of the Israeli defense export controls law and for insider trading since 2017
מדפסת תלת מימד

Guns: Just a Red Herring in 3D Printing or Something More Problematic

27.01.19|Dov Greenbaum
If a group of people was asked about the legal concerns associated with 3D printing, most would likely mention 3D printed guns. But the moral and legal debate the technology raises is much broader
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The Rise of the Data Protection Officer

21.01.19|Andrew Dyson and Robyn Palmer
The newly enacted GDPR has given rise to a new role, vital even to companies located outside the European Union—the DPO
קאר שולץ מנכל טבע

Israel Tax Authority to Demand Over NIS One Billion From Teva

16.01.19|Omri Milman and Tomer Ganon
Teva did not pay taxes in Israel for the decade preceding 2014, saving NIS 20.6 billion in tax benefits
מחשב לימודים סטודנט

The Battle for Net Neutrality Rages On, But Does Anyone Really Care?

14.01.19|Dov Greenbaum
2018 stands out in our collective consciousness for many reasons, but net neutrality is, in all likelihood, not one of them
בנימין נתניהו ריו דה ז'נרו 30.12.18

Netanyahu Seeks to Tap Donations to Fund Personal Legal Defense

09.01.19|Amarelle Wenkert
The Israeli leader has been criticized for launching a heavy-handed social media campaign making light of bribery allegations brought against him
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The Alleged Sweet Life of Israeli Supermodel Bar Refaeli

06.01.19|Tomer Ganon and Omri Milman
As a way to evade Israeli taxes, Refaeli’s earnings were allegedly registered under three companies in the Virgin Islands, Cyprus, and Singapore, one of them called Sweet Life, according to indictment documents
שדה תעופה מטוס רחפן רחפנים

Israeli Regulator Considers Mandating Registration of Civil Drones

02.01.19|Udi Etsion
Limited regulation today, such as flying restriction near airports, fails to account for the easy availability of drones in the current market
המל"ט דומינייטור של אירונאוטיקס

Israeli Businessman Aaron Frenkel Takes 13% Stake in Troubled Drone Maker Aeronautics

31.12.18|Hezi Sternlicht, Golan Hazani, and Tomer Ganon
The Israeli company closed 25.4% up on Tel Aviv after reporting the news Sunday. On Monday, Israel Securities Authority agents raided the company's offices in connection with an investigation that has been ongoing since September 2017
בר רפאלי ב ביהמ"ש

Pending Hearing, Israel Might Indict Model Bar Refaeli for Tax Evasion

31.12.18|Omri Milman
Refaeli allegedly reported she was living abroad at a time when she was actually living in Israel to avoid paying taxes on foreign income