Tag Archives: Uri Weinstok

Nicaragua approves reform to the Energy Stability Law for the incorporation of electric vehicles

Katherine Reyes Associate Nicaragua [email protected] On February 15 the Energy Stability Law was reformed, including a series of regulations that seek to promote the use of sustainable technologies that contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases and combat Climate Change. The most relevant aspects of the legal reform are: Electric vehicles are exempt from compliance…

Compliance Programs

Uri Weinstok Partner Costa Rica [email protected] What are compliance programs? Compliance programs (also called “compliance models”) are a set of policies, procedures, and actions that a company takes to identify and reduce the risks of breaking the Law, remedying potential violations, and generating a culture of compliance within the company. Types of compliance programs Since…

Regulating prices is (almost always) a bad idea

Uri Weinstok Partner Costa Rica [email protected] High prices commonly lead to an attempt to control them through regulation. This remedy, while tempting, is rarely a suitable solution. Rather, price controls tend to aggravate problems before they fix them. Paradoxically, even in the face of abundant evidence and repeated examples of failure, some consumers feel protected…

Learn what you need to leap into e-commerce

At BLP, we believe that we are experiencing a revolution in the way of doing business, that’s why our specialists are available to accompany you in the process to make the leap to e-commerce. See our series of resources on e-commerce below: Ready to leap into e-commerce? E-commerce: areas of legal care. Intellectual Property aspects…

Ready to leap into e-commerce?

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…

Law for the Strengthening of the Competition Authorities in Costa Rica

On August 29, the Law for the Strengthening of the Competition Authorities was adopted in its second and final voting session.  This Law aims to strengthen and improve the implementation of competition laws and policies by the Commission to Promote Competition (Coprocom) and the Superintendency of Telecommunications (SUTEL). This is a very comprehensive reform, comprising virtually all…

New merger filing thresholds in Costa Rica

The new rules for the approval of mergers and acquisitions came into force. Law No. 9736 “Law on the Strengthening of Competition Authorities of Costa Rica” was published today.  As reported in an earlier newsflash, this is the most ambitious reform of the competition protection system in the country since the enactment of the Competition Law almost…

The non-compete clause in business contracts requires caution

“Clauses agreed upon without due care may bring penalties to companies” The non-compete clause is a contractual obligation widely used in the business universe and can be perfectly valid and applied to different types of contracts, whether they are governed by labor law, commercial law and even antitrust law. However, a non-compete provision must meet…

The non-compete clause in business contracts requires caution

“Clauses agreed upon without due care may bring penalties to companies” The non-compete clause is a contractual obligation widely used in the business universe and can be perfectly valid and applied to different types of contracts, whether they are governed by labor law, commercial law and even antitrust law. However, a non-compete provision must meet…