Congress Considers Constitutionalizing Freedom of Abortion: Necessary or Not?

Congress Considers Constitutionalizing Freedom of Abortion: Necessary or Not?

Parliamentarians meeting in Congress will “constitutionalize” freedom of abortion. Was it necessary? For some, yes, given the challenges in the United States or in European countries. For others, no: this modification of the Constitution to introduce “the freedom guaranteed to women to have recourse to an interruption of pregnancy” only confirms the case law already … Read more

Banco de la República Allows Residents to Enter into Credit Derivatives: Regulatory Changes Explained

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 The Banco de la República modified and added the regulation on derivatives, in order to allow residents to enter into credit derivatives, and to adjust the definition of foreign agents authorized for said operations, through External Resolution No. 10 of 2022, which modified External Resolution No. 1 of 2018, and the … Read more

“President Gustavo Petro Begins State Visit to Spain Amid Protests”

Brayan Xavier Becerra [email protected] Wednesday, May 3, 2023 The Colombian president began his three-day state visit to the Iberian country with a speech in the Spanish Congress King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain received President Gustavo Petro and First Lady Verónica Alcocer at the Royal Palaceto a state visit that will be carried … Read more

What to do if you lose a minute book

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 All companies, regardless of their size, operation or the number of partners, must register their books in the commercial registry kept by the Chamber of Commerce of the registered office and keep their records up to date. We refer specifically in this article to the minute books of the general shareholders’ … Read more

The Prosecutor’s Office charged the former president of Medimás EPS, Néstor Orlando Arenas

Maria Camila Gil Niebles Sunday, January 15, 2023 The evidence presented by the Prosecutor’s Office shows that the then president of the EPS would have directed two contracts for the supply of medicines A guarantee control judge charged the former president of Medimás EPS SAS, Néstor Orlando Arenas Fonseca, for allegedly diverting $7,105 million that … Read more

Elon Musk is due to testify in the disputed Twitter purchase lawsuit this week

– – – Monday 26th September 2022 On September 26 and 27, the billionaire will answer questions from the network company’s lawyers. Elon Musk will answer the lawyers’ questions on September 26 and 27 Twitter for his controversial $ 44 billion purchase of the company, according to a court filing. The deposition, which will take … Read more

Inclusive education for learning

– – Thursday, August 11, 2022 The Colombian State approved Law 2216 this year, which promotes inclusive education for children with learning difficulties, being included in regular schools throughout the country.The lawyers who lived through the transition to the 1991 Constitution fought for article 68 to guarantee the education of people with disabilities, in what … Read more

Scope of secrecy between the lawyer and his client

– Monday, April 18, 2022 As we anticipated in the previous column, one of the most important issues in the legal profession is professional secrecy. This is provided for in the Constitution and mentioned in various legal regulations. However, in Colombia we still lack precise regulations on its scope; jurisprudence and doctrine have sought to … Read more

De La Espriella Lawyers Enterprise will open its office in Madrid on June 1

– De La Espriella Lawyers Enterprise – – – Laura Vita Mesa [email protected] Saturday, March 26, 2022 Abelardo De La Espriella, founding partner of the firm, spoke about the growth in turnover in 2021 and its expansion plans Although the name of Abelardo De La Espriella is commonly associated with media criminal litigation, behind the … Read more

Tax control and insurance

– Friday, March 4, 2022 It corresponds to the comptroller’s offices to advance the vigilance on the fiscal management that public officials and individuals carry out with funds, resources and assets of the State. In carrying out this activity, the comptroller’s offices are empowered to link the insurance companies that covered the goods, contracts or … Read more