News - New legislation
Thursday, 28th April 2011 by Rosie Cresswell
Lawyers in Venezuela are calling the surprise new windfall tax on oil companies significant, saying the new decree changes how the taxes apply and to whom. They are still working out which projects are exempt, and what costs clients might incur.
Thursday, 28th April 2011 by Sebastian Perry
Member countries of DR-CAFTA have finally agreed on a roster of arbitrators to hear disputes between states - which observers say could make such claims a serious prospect for the first time.
Tuesday, 19th April 2011 by Rosalind Donald
Mexico's lower house of Congress has approved amendments to the country's competition law that would beef up its capacity to sanction behavioural violations.
Friday, 8th April 2011 by Joe Rowley
Lawyers involved in the first real estate investment trust, or REIT, to list on the Mexican stock exchange say it has "opened the floodgates" to investment by creating a "whole new asset class" in the country.
Friday, 8th April 2011 by Sebastian Perry
Practitioners in Costa Rica have welcomed Congress's approval of a new law on international commercial arbitration, based on the UNCITRAL Model Law.
Wednesday, 6th April 2011 by Emiliano Mellino
Ferrere Abogados is auditing the Uruguayan government's internal compliance with recent regulation covering data privacy and access to information.
Friday, 4th March 2011 by Joe Rowley
As the governments of Mexico and Brazil suspend the first round of free trade negotiations, some of the countries' lawyers say they are not surprised.
Tuesday, 8th February 2011 by Emiliano Mellino
Argentina's patent and trademark office (INPI) has increased IP registration fees by 50 per cent on average – a move lawyers say will help the institution keep its prices in line with inflation.
Friday, 28th January 2011 by Joe Rowley
Thomas Heather of Mexico's Heather & Heather SC, who is representing bondholders in Vitro's bankruptcy hearing, believes the bankruptcy law dictating the case needs to be "amended" - following the rejection of Mexican glass-maker's bankruptcy plan by a Monterrey court.
Tuesday, 25th January 2011 by Joe Rowley
The proposal announced by the United States to allow Mexican truckers to operate on US highways has been greeted as a "step in the right direction" by lawyers in Mexico, although doubts remain as to whether the new regulations can be imposed without unfairly discriminating against Mexican truck drivers or if they are in line with NAFTA.
Monday, 24th January 2011 by Tom Hoskyns
A lawyer who helped draft new rules for Brazil's gas market says they provide "stable, clear and precise" guidelines that will help draw new investment into the sector, particularly in pipeline projects.
Wednesday, 19th January 2011 by Joe Rowley
The latest tax reforms passed by the Colombian government will generate "higher taxes" than additional collections in the past and lead to a "much more fair and social system,' according to lawyers with expertise in the field, who add that the law could have been better drafted.
Tuesday, 18th January 2011 by Tom Hoskyns
For the first time in the history of Mexico's oil industry, state company Pemex will have to conform to safety rules issued by an external body - a move welcomed by industry insiders as "good news".
Wednesday, 12th January 2011 by Joe Rowley
The first-ever use of Rio de Janeiro's Olympic package by Hyatt was a "landmark deal" in the preparation of the city for the World Cup in 2014 and Olympic Games in 2016, according to the partner at Campos Mello Advogados representing the US hotel chain.
Friday, 10th December 2010 by Marieke Breijer
Instituto Innovare, which aims to modernise Brazil's justice system, has recognised initiatives that speed up access to justice in its 7th annual awards ceremony.
