New Regulation Streamlines the Entry of Raw Materials for Free Trade Zones into Costa Rica
Costa Rica
BLP Legal - The Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Health have issued regulations under Decree No. 44696-S-COMEX, allowing the admission of products of sanitary interest or their raw materials into the free trade zone and active improvement regimes without requiring sanitary registration...
Personal Data Protection in LATAM: Quick Reference Guide
Latin America-wide, Jorge Garnier, Hernan Pacheco
EY Law - The current context, which is constantly evolving, especially in view of the accelerated increase in technological improvements, the large-scale use of data, new technologies and the digital age, is a reality that cannot be ignored and that requires us to be present and informed.
There ...
Roberto Silva: A transformative year for Capital Markets in Argentina
Argentina, Rodolfo Papa, Latin Counsel
The president of the CNV outlines the challenges and achievements of his tenure, highlighting key reforms and Argentina’s reintegration into the international scene
On the eve of the completion of his first year as President of the National Securities Commission of Argentina, Latin Counsel had the opportunity to i...
Inauguration of Barros & Errázuriz New York Office
Chile, United States
With this, Barros & Errázuriz becomes the first Chilean law firm to open a representative office in New York
On 19 November, Barros & Errázuriz Abogados held an inauguration event for its new office in New York, located a few blocks from Central Park in the ...
Universal vaccine administration: new regulation
Guatemala, Erik Almazan, Carlos Flores Presa, Arias Law
Arias - On November 15 of this year, the new Vaccination Law was approved through Decree Number 25-2024 by the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala. This regulation aims to strengthen the immunization system and ensure access to safe and effective vaccines for the entire population.
Below, the m...
Chambers Latin America Awards 2024: Celebrating legal excellence across the region
Latin America-wide, Chambers & Partners
The prestigious Chambers Latin America Awards 2024 took place on November 22, 2024, at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach in Miami, honoring top national and international law firms for their outstanding achievements in the legal profession. Based on extensive research for the Chambers Latin America Guid...
Pérez-Llorca and Fundación MAPFRE present first legal work on Third Sector to increase social impact
Pérez-Llorca
A team of 20 lawyers from Pérez-Llorca has collaborated on the book Aproximación Jurídica al Tercer Sector, which offers a practical overview of the legal issues relevant to non-profit organisations. The publication addresses issues such as taxation, data protection and ...
The Role of Art in Human Expression
Mark Read, a prominent figure in the South African art world, has long championed the idea that art is more than mere decoration. As the leader of the Everard Read group of galleries, an institution with a 121-year history, Read believes that true art engages with the human condition in profound way...
Guatemala Approves Landmark Competition Law, set to transform Market Practices starting January 2025
Guatemala, Alegalis
Alegalis - In the early hours of Wednesday 20 November, Congressional Decree 32-2024, the Competition Law for Guatemala, was approved, making Guatemala one of only two countries on the continent, along with Cuba, that did not have a regulation of this kind. Many readers of this article will surely h...
OMC Abogados & Consultores attends the OVUM 2024 Congress in Uruguay
Peru, OMC Abogados & Consultores
OMC Abogados & Consultores - Dr. Luis Maura, partner and corporate lawyer of the Peruvian firm OMC Abogados & Consultores, travelled to the city of Punta del Este in Uruguay to participate in the XXVIII Latin American Poultry Congress OVUM 2024, which took place from 12 to 15 November, and which was...
Marval advises CNH Industrial Capital Argentina in the issuance of notes for USD 28,071,681
Argentina
Marval - On November 12, 2024, CNH Industrial Capital Argentina SA issued Class 7 notes for a total amount of USD 17,014,797, with a fixed interest rate of 6% and which will mature on November 12, 2026; and Class 8 notes for a total of USD 11,056,884, with a fixed interest rate of 7.5% and which wil...
Digital Justice: Can Artificial Intelligence be applied to procedural structures?
Uruguay, Carlos de Cores Damiani, Gabriel Rosano, In Law Alliance
In a world dominated by the digital era, justice must adapt to new technologies to ensure a more efficient protection of the rights of litigants, in order to achieve their full confidence in the system.
To this end, it is necessary to talk about the famous ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (AI), but ...