A loss in court is not the end of the story: Attorney Gal Kalner on the strategy that can change a legal outcome
Attorney Gal Kalner presents an appeal strategy using a dispute over an event hall at Kibbutz Kfar Menachem. The kibbutz sought to evict a company, but the Magistrate's Court dismissed the claim. On appeal, the District Court accepted the kibbutz's position and ruled that email correspondence did not create a binding contract. The Supreme Court denied a request for leave to appeal.
Attorney Gal Kalner presents in the article the legal strategy for appealing a court ruling, using a case study of a dispute over an event hall at Kibbutz Kfar Menachem. The kibbutz sought to evict a company that operated the hall, but in November 2025 the Magistrate's Court in Ashdod dismissed the eviction claim, after the company argued that the agreement had been extended until 2029. On appeal to the District Court in Be'er Sheva, on February 25, 2026, a panel of three judges accepted the kibbutz's appeal and ruled that the email exchanges from 2019 did not create a binding lease agreement. The Supreme Court denied the company's request for leave to appeal on May 31, 2026. Kalner emphasizes that a correct appeal strategy focuses on identifying a legal error rather than repeating all arguments. The article markets the services of Attorney Kalner.