Honduras
Our partner, Alberto Fernández López, participated as a guest panelist at the Honduras International Arbitration Congress, held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on March 24-26. The event brought together renowned experts from the region and covered important topics including arbitration in construction projects, dispute boards, investment arbitration and arbitration trends in Central America, among others.
Mergers 2024
44 mergers and acquisitions were notified to the Costa Rican competition authority (Coprocom) in 2024. As in previous years, about 96% are authorized without conditions. What issues are being discussed in the world about merger control? Our partner Alan Thompson, an expert in Competition Law, comments on the topic here: https://link.btalegal.com/b8d
Dispute Board
Why is a Dispute Board urgent in construction contracts in Latin American countries? Our partner Alberto Fernandez Lopez, an expert in Dispute Board, ADR and Litigation, spoke on the subject as a guest panelist at the Central American Regional Conference of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation in El Salvador, held on February 6-7. More information […]
Sistema financiero
The year 2024 left us with new regulations and some important milestones in terms of regulation of the banking and financial sector in Costa Rica. We share a summary here: https://link.btalegal.com/c37
CAi2025
The XVI edition of the International Arbitration Conference “CAI Costa Rica 2025” will be held in San José on February 19-21, 2025. BTA Legal is proud to be one of the sponsors of this event, which will cover important topics such as arbitration in mergers and acquisitions, expert evidence in construction arbitration, and recent developments […]
Stamp-tax
The mandatory stamp tax on contracts and other private documents, which existed in Costa Rica in the Tax Code since 1885, was eliminated with Law # 10586 published today in the official bulletin “La Gaceta”. Since the amount of the tax was a percentage of the value of the contract, it could become very onerous; […]
5 years
This November 19th marks the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of Costa Rica’s new competition law approved with the country’s accession to the OECD (Law 9736). Important progress has been made, including the technical independence of the competition authorities (Coprocom and Sutel), the consolidation of the merger control procedure and the issuance of […]
Law No. 10535
Costa Rica recently enacted Law No. 10535 to harmonize the legal framework for arbitration in the country. This law amends the existing rules to provide a harmonized and modern legal framework, moving away from the dualistic system that still prevails in other Latin American countries. The new law is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law […]
New guidelines on voluntary competition compliance programs
New guidelines on voluntary competition compliance programs were presented by the Costa Rican competition authority (Coprocom) on September 18th. The document seeks to provide guidance on the requirements, scope and benefits for companies of adopting a voluntary competition compliance program. More information, including comments by our partner Alan Thompson and the full text of the […]
IA y Competencia
We share an article published in this week’s edition of El Financiero in which our partner Alan Thompson examines de relationship between artificial intelligence and competition. Inteligencia artificial y competencia Alan Thompson Un sistema de inteligencia artificial (IA) se define como “un sistema basado en máquinas que, para objetivos explícitos o implícitos, infiere, a partir […]