KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER COSTA RICAN LAW - General - Real estate law in Costa Rica is governed by the principles established in the Costa Rican Civil Code for acquiring, selling, and disposing of...more
After nearly a decade of historically low interest rates, many borrowers will now have to grapple with near-term maturities between 2025 and 2028 on approximately $4.9 trillion of corporate debt. While some borrowers may...more
Brazil’s Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPOR) published Ordinance No. 443/2024 (the “Ordinance”), which establishes guidelines, requirements and procedures for the admissibility of consensual settlement of relevant disputes...more
Sometimes in civil cases, the plaintiff’s liability claim is opportunistic, wishful, or factually weak. Other times, it is real. Someone didn’t do their job, a danger was missed, or — in that Olympic champion of passive-voice...more
On July 1, 2024, Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) initiated Public Consultation No. 02/2024 to receive contributions on the draft of the tender protocol for the Permanent Offer under the...more
On May 6, 2024, Brazil’s National Agency of Waterway Transportation (“ANTAQ”) launched Public Consultation No. 08/2024, seeking feedback on the new mechanisms for re-establishing an economic and financial balance of...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER COSTA RICAN LAW - General - Real estate law in Costa Rica is governed by the principles established in the Costa Rican Civil Code for acquiring, selling, and disposing of ...more
In Short - The Background: On May 8, 2023, Mexico published several amendments to laws relating to the country's mining industry. ...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER COSTA RICAN LAW - General - Real estate law in Costa Rica is governed by the principles established in the Costa Rican Civil Code for acquiring, selling and in any way...more
On 16 February 2022, the First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice ("SCJ") ruled in favor of the Ejidal Commissariat and the Nahua Indigenous Community of Tecoltemi, ordering the withdrawal of two mining concessions from...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER COSTA RICAN LAW - General - Real estate law in Costa Rica is governed by the principles established in the Costa Rican Civil Code for acquiring, selling and in any way disposing...more
The events of 2020 have caused many brands to re-evaluate whether they are fully utilizing the internet as a tool to reach out to consumers with many enhancing and upgrading their own brand websites. Some brands are now also...more
They say a week is a long time in sport. No wonder then that the sight of fans standing shoulder to shoulder in sporting venues around the country seems like such a distant memory, four months on from the UK Government's...more
The ongoing Scottish case of Serco Limited v Forth Health Limited highlights the difficulties that can arise when applying benchmarking and market testing provisions in long-term maintenance and service agreements. ...more
A Landmark Decision in the Ruta del Sol Arbitration Against ANI Provides Valuable Lessons for Developers and Financiers of Projects in Latin America - The landmark decision in the Ruta del Sol arbitration against the...more
April 1st, 2019 marked the day when the first French public procurement code (the "Code") entered into force. The Code aims at gathering the rules governing the award, performance and termination of public procurement...more
International arbitration can benefit the parties to a range of mining disputes - Mining is one of Africa's flagship industries and a growth engine for many of the continent's countries, such as Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, the...more
The State of Delaware and a subsidiary of Gulftainer Company Limited (“Gulftainer”) have finalized a concession agreement for the operation and further development of the 100-year-old Port of Wilmington (“Port”)....more
El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible expidió el Decreto 1090 de 2018 (el Decreto), por medio del cual se reglamentó la Ley 373 de 1997 sobre el Programa para el Uso Eficiente y Ahorro de Agua (el PUEAA). El...more
On 11 September 2017, the President Buhari-led government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, announced plans to grant operating concessions over four of the ten international airports in Nigeria – the Murtala Mohammed...more
On September 15, 2017, the Department of Labor announced an increase in the minimum wage that certain federal contractors must pay to employees. This comes as part of a planned incremental increase in the federal contractor...more
A long awaited amendment and restatement of the Italian Code of Public Contracts has passed, with the aim of enhancing the bankability of Italian projects and boosting the infrastructure market. ...more
A recent ruling by the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) has provided guidance on the correct VAT regime to be applied on the payments owed by the grantor to the concessionaire on the availability payment based...more