Legal precautions to create a digital business and not perish in the attempt. Electronic commerce or e-commerce has been on the rise for years, but sanitary measures generated by COVID-10 has accelerated its growth. Because of mandatory social distancing, more and more businesses face the need, some urgently, to reach out to their consumers through…
Category Archives: Analysis
Analysis, Blog
Costa Rica: an attractive country for the establishment of companies and foreign investment
05
Jun
Jun
The world is going through difficult times in social and economic areas, which are transforming people’s behavior, customs, habits, and especially their way of life due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite this ordeal, economies must reactivate and adjust to the new conditions of the world. Societies will have to change many of their current habits…
05
Jun
Jun
Due to the constant changes in global mobility after the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunity presents itself to see Costa Rica in a business position as a destination for attracting foreign investment. The importance of state migration policies directly influences Foreign Direct Investment, since they are linked to the investment and business…
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May
May
On May 26th the term of 18 months that had been given by the Costa Rican Supreme Court to the Legislative Assembly to reform the law accordingly ruled against the country’s same-sex marriage ban, otherwise the ban would be abolished automatically. Costa Rica became on May 26th the first nation in Central America to recognize and perform same-sex marriages…
27
May
May
Can the Administration or the contractor modify administrative contracts? As a result of the global pandemic, it is very likely that the Public Administration will need to modify, increase or decrease the object of the contracts it has signed, with the context of each public entity being very different, depending on the social function it…
Analysis, Blog
FAQ: General guidelines for Condominiums in light of the health alert by COVID-19 in Costa Rica
14
May
May
Due to the coronavirus alert, the Costa Rican Ministry of Health issued on May 12th, 2020, the sixth version of the general guidelines for Commercial Condominiums, condominiums with commercial and residential spaces and Residential Condominiums (“General Guidelines for Condominiums”). The BLP Real Estate & Hospitality team shares a series of frequently asked questions directed to…
30
Apr
Apr
As a rule, our Constitution requires administrative contracts to be managed through public tender or bidding. Public bidding is a transparent and competitive process that compels the Administration to widely advertise purchases of goods and services and promote healthy competition among interested companies. This is how the government ensures that contracts are awarded to the…
Analysis, Blog
Economic and financial rebalancing on administrative contracts as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
30
Apr
Apr
Traditionally, when an administrative contract is entered into, the contractor is guaranteed to obtain the economic benefit projected in its proposal, so that when this benefit is altered for reasons that are attributable to the Public Administration, or for reasons not attributable to it, but which are nevertheless subsequent, the contractor has the right and…
27
Apr
Apr
The world health situation has forced preventive actions, such as social distancing, to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Government of the Republic of Guatemala has taken a similar position, applying express prohibitions regarding the holding of any type of event and limitation on the freedom of movement. In view of this, it…
Analysis, Blog
Extension of the term of execution or delivery of the object of the administrative contract as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
20
Apr
Apr
Meeting the delivery deadline agreed upon in an administrative contract may be significantly complicated by the pandemic that we are currently experiencing. Since this situation was not caused by the government, it is not in their hands to amend or correct the contract. In addition, complying with the term of execution of the contractual object is…