New Changes to E-Commerce Regulations in Costa Rica
/ / Blog, Costa Rica, E-commerce, News

New Changes to E-Commerce Regulations in Costa Rica

New Changes to E-Commerce Regulations

This past October, a specific chapter was included in the Law to Promote Competition and Effective Defense of Consumers Regulations, in connection with “Consumer Protection in the context of ...
Read More
Gender Self-Determination Name Change and Labor Relations
/ / Analysis, Blog

Gender Self-Determination Name Change and Labor Relations

We must prepare ourselves to implement the changes that are required at the organizational level, related to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal Decree that will be published at any time in the Gazette, ...
Read More
FAQ: Work shifts reductions and changes in Social Security in Costa Rica
/ / Analysis, Blog, Costa Rica, Labor & Employment

FAQ: Work shifts reductions and changes in Social Security in Costa Rica

On Saturday, March 21, 2020, the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica approved the law that allows employers to reduce the hours and wages of workers, as a measure of relief and support in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. The ...
Read More
Suspension of Administrative Contracts due to force majeure or fortuitous event.
/ / Analysis, Blog, Costa Rica, COVID-19, Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation

Suspension of Administrative Contracts due to force majeure or fortuitous event.

For reasons of force majeure, or public interest, the Public Administration can declare the suspension of a contract (article 210 of the Public Contracting Regulations), the suspension of the contract’s term (207 of the Public Contracting Regulations) or even revoke ...
Read More
Contract rescission of administrative contracts in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
/ / Analysis, Blog, Costa Rica, COVID-19, Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation

Contract rescission of administrative contracts in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

  • Definition. What is contract rescission (termination)?
  1. It’s an unusual cause for contract termination.
  2. It’s caused by a variation in the agreed essential conditions which prevent contract performance, such as fortuitous event, force majeure or public interest reasons ...
    Read More
Innovation in Times of Crisis.
/ / Analysis, Blog, Intellectual Property, Nicaragua, Orlando Cardoza

Innovation in Times of Crisis.

Throughout history it has been demonstrated that crises, with all their negative elements, bring forth positive side effects too. The financial crisis of 2008, caused by the collapse of the Real Estate bubble in the United States, had as a ...
Read More
Business Opportunities for the Cultivation and Commerce of Cannabis in Costa Rica
/ / Analysis, Blog, Cannabis

Business Opportunities for the Cultivation and Commerce of Cannabis in Costa Rica

The Costa Rican Government recently unveiled a plan to legalize and regulate the cultivation of hemp and medicinal cannabis in our country, as a key element for its economic reactivation. The commercialization of products containing CBD (including ...
Read More