Legal insights on issues important to Latin America
Por: José Miguel Mendoza | Paola Aldana
Considerando el particular año que ha sido el 2020, el Gobierno Nacional recientemente ha ex-pedido distintos instrumentos de política pública relevantes para el sector de infraestructura y, de…
Continue Reading Boletín sobre los aspectos principales contenidos en algunos instrumentos de política pública relevantes para el sector de infraestructura
We wish to congratulate the lawyers of DLA Piper Latin America who have earned the award of 2020 Best Lawyers in their respective regions and fields. FELICIDADES!
2020 LATIN AMERICA LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
The enactment of Law 1676 of 2013 (Secured Interest Law) in the context of insolvency proceedings − reorganization and liquidation − has substantially restated the legal scope of creditors’…
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Published in the Global Arbitration Review, the chapter on the Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards in Key Latin America Jurisdictions summarizes the arbitration law and practice of certain jurisdictions that have experienced an important development in the past 20 years in their arbitration landscape; they are also countries with significant economic growth. The countries in question are Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. This chapter focuses on the legislative efforts and the attitude adopted by the courts in these countries in regards to the recognition and enforcements of foreign arbitral awards. For full text, please click here. …
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Columbia has issued Law 1822, which modifies the regulations regarding the maternity leave for employees.
El pasado 4 de enero de 2017 fue expedida la Ley 1822 mediante la cual se modifica la regulación de la licencia de maternidad para trabajadoras.…
There has been a lot of speculation lately regarding potentially improper use of outsourcing companies in labor and employment issues. Media reports on the use of outsourcing by certain businesses have alleged that such improper use is a workaround to labor statutes.
Mucho se ha especulado últimamente respecto a la tercerización laboral a través de compañías de outsourcing, por cuanto indebidas prácticas del sector empresarial al momento de emplear esta figura, han generado una distorsión respecto a su correcta forma de utilización y han creado en el imaginario colectivo la sensación de que estos servicios son simplemente una forma de disfrazar prácticas de indebida intermediación laboral.
As part of enacting its General Regime of Personal Data Protection, Colombia created the National Database Registry (NDR) (Law 1581 of 2012). The NDR is a public directory of all databases in existence in the country, with the primary objective of documenting unknown information, such as the number of databases, data owners, data processors, the treatment of data, etc. The NDR will be managed by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce and as a public registry, will be open to consultation by Colombians and foreign citizens alike.
Why Does This Matter and Who Does It Affect?
The core of the issue is that all databases that include personal data, handled or processed by people or companies, both from the private and public sectors, within and without the Colombian territory, must register before de NDR, meaning anyone that has any type of database with personal data of Colombian nationals has to register in the NDR. In the case of databases that are not processed within Colombian borders, the registration depends on the applicable international treaties.
Continue Reading The Deadline for Registering Your Colombian Database is Approaching on November 8, 2016
