CROSS-BORDER LAW BLOG

Will Israeli Courts begin adjudicating Rule 10b-5 cases?

Noam Schreiber

Jul 4, 20223 min read

Will Israeli Courts begin adjudicating Rule 10b-5 cases?

Morrison v. National Australia Bank, Ltd., 561 U.S. 247 (2010)-- a case where SCOTUS ruled that the antifraud provisions of the federal...

The Latest Limitation of Section 1782 Discovery

Noam Schreiber

Jun 23, 20222 min read

The Latest Limitation of Section 1782 Discovery

On June 13, 2022, SCOTUS unanimously decided that an arbitration tribunal presiding over a dispute between private parties or an ad hoc...

Who Can Conduct a Hague Evidence Deposition?

Noam Schreiber

Dec 14, 20212 min read

Who Can Conduct a Hague Evidence Deposition?

As our readers may know, the Hague Evidence Convention allows for litigators to collect evidence in another country in connection with a...

Rule 72: Cross-border trial testimony in Israel

Noam Schreiber

Nov 16, 20212 min read

Rule 72: Cross-border trial testimony in Israel

In one month the trial begins. The legal team is reviewing the evidence, preparing, cross-examination outlines, taking notes and...

Post-Judgment Discovery and the Hague Evidence Convention

Noam Schreiber

Nov 7, 20212 min read

Post-Judgment Discovery and the Hague Evidence Convention

You or your client just won a multi-million dollar award after a long jury trial. Naturally, it is now time to enforce the judgment and...

Section 1782’s (Potential) Boomerang Effect

Noam Schreiber

Oct 26, 20214 min read

Section 1782’s (Potential) Boomerang Effect

Under 28 U.S.C. section 1782, a party to litigation in a foreign (non-U.S.) country can seek discovery for use in that litigation in a...

Tips to the Practitioner: Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Israel

Noam Schreiber

Oct 21, 20213 min read

Tips to the Practitioner: Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Israel

Enforcing a foreign money judgment in Israel is regulated by the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Law of 1958 (the "FJ Law"). As in most...

The Hague Evidence Convention and Foreign Expert Testimony

Noam Schreiber

Oct 18, 20212 min read

The Hague Evidence Convention and Foreign Expert Testimony

When we think of the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (the "Hague Evidence...

The Power of Section 1782: Cross-Border Discovery

Noam Schreiber

Oct 14, 20214 min read

The Power of Section 1782: Cross-Border Discovery

One of the lesser known but more powerful tools available to parties in litigation outside the U.S. is section 28 U.S.C. §1782 (“section...

Cross-Border Discovery: Section 1782 and Trial Testimony

Noam Schreiber

Oct 12, 20212 min read

Cross-Border Discovery: Section 1782 and Trial Testimony

Under 28 U.S.C., Section 1782, a party to a litigation in a foreign (non-U.S.) country can seek discovery for use in that litigation in a...

The Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters

Noam Schreiber

Oct 8, 20213 min read

The Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters

In our last post we discussed how 28 U.S.C. §1782 allows a party to a litigation in a foreign (non-U.S.) country to seek discovery for...

Noam Schreiber

Sep 30, 20213 min read

Google, Facebook and Choice-of-Law

Companies like Google and Facebook can be sued in Israeli courts, notwithstanding a forum selection clause in their terms of service....

From the esoteric to the practical: enforcing foreign default judgments

Noam Schreiber

Sep 23, 20214 min read

From the esoteric to the practical: enforcing foreign default judgments

In most jurisdictions, a prerequisite to enforcing a foreign judgment is that the judgment was issued by a court of competent...

Noam Schreiber

Aug 30, 20204 min read

Choice of Law Strikes Again

In a recent decision, an Israeli court missed the opportunity to take a position on an important choice-of-law issue, thereby increasing...

Cross-Border Pre-judgment Relief in Israel (Part II)

Noam Schreiber

Jul 31, 20193 min read

Cross-Border Pre-judgment Relief in Israel (Part II)

In a previous post we discussed whether Israeli courts have subject-matter jurisdiction to grant temporary pre-judgment relief in...

Cross-Border Pre-Judgment Relief in Israel

Noam Schreiber

Apr 3, 20195 min read

Cross-Border Pre-Judgment Relief in Israel

Is an Israeli court authorized to grant temporary pre-judgment relief in connection with an action initiated and pending in a foreign...