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January / 2011

Overview of Israel’s energy and natural resources market – legal framework

Meitar partner and head of Energy and Infrastructure Group, Renelle Joffe contributed a chapter to The ILO (International Law Office) online news magazine. The chapter is an overview of the legal framework applicable to Israel’s energy & natural resources. This is the first article contributed by Israel in the energy and natural resources section of the ILO.

Israel has an installed electricity capacity of 12,000 megawatts, which is based almost exclusively on fossil fuels. Until the discovery of natural gas offshore, all fuels were imported. The introduction of natural gas into Israel’s fuel basket is dramatically changing the energy landscape, allowing for the introduction of independent power producers (IPPs) and modernisation of the market. Renewable energy is also slowly penetrating the market, predominantly in the photovoltaic sector.

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Energy and InfrastructureEnergy and Infrastructure
January / 2011

Public Procurement 2011

Meitar attorneys are authors of the Israeli chapter in “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Public Procurement 2011”

Alon Gellert and Giora Ungar contributed the Israeli chapter in “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Public Procurement 2011- A practical cross-border insight into public procurement”, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. www.iclg.co.uk

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Regulation and Public PolicyRegulation and Public Policy
January / 2011

Privacy Update: Class Action Permitted to Proceed

A recent US federal case permitted a class action to proceed based on a site’s violation of users’ privacy. The problem was that the site’s privacy policy was not sufficiently well- drafted.
In this Privacy Update, David Mirchin explains what websites need to do to minimize their exposure for violations of users’ privacy.
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Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property
November / 2010

Registration as a Company in Violation – Amendment 10 to the Companies Law, 1999

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Corporate and SecuritiesCorporate and Securities
October / 2010

Horizontal Merger Guidelines

The Israeli Antitrust Authority published draft guidelines for horizontal mergers and invited the public to comment. The draft guidelines describe the methodology of analysis undertaken by the Antitrust Authority when reviewing a horizontal merger, i.e., a merger between either actual of potential competitors. The methodology detailed in the draft guidelines was derived from the experience of the Antitrust Authority in reviewing mergers in the past; however, it leaves room for the Antitrust Authority’s judgment with regard to each case on the basis of its specific circumstances.

The full update (in Hebrew)is available through the PDF icon.

Antitrust / Competition LawAntitrust / Competition Law
October / 2010

Viacom v. YouTube Big Victory for Content-Based Websites

If a website is full of infringing material posted by third parties, can it still enjoy immunity from copyright infringement claims? Yes! In perhaps the most closely watched case on this subject for the last 15 years, a U.S. court recently awarded YouTube a clear-cut victory.
The court held that the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) protects website operators from infringement claims even if they had general knowledge that infringement is “ubiquitous” on their site. David Mirchin analyzes this case and suggests how Israeli websites may take some tips on how to handle material posted by their users.

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Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property
September / 2010

Recent Ruling on Employee Claims for Royalties for Inventions

The Israeli Compensation and Royalties Committee issued a new ruling that raises questions as to the ability of employers to obtain royalty-free assignments of inventions developed by employees during their term of service.
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Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property