The next M&A deal cycle in Panama is about to begin. As the moratorium on payment of interests expires in the coming months, some companies will struggle to recover from the lingering side-effects of Covid-19. The silver lining in any…
Recently, amendments to the Labor Code were made, through Law No. 237 of 2021. Such amends include (1) increasing the fines for employers who maintain foreign workers without work permits, (2) adding articles to Cabinet Decree 249, (3) provisions regarding…
Cristina Thayer and Claudia Juárez were invited by Legal 500 magazine, to be the exclusive expert contributors for the Panama section of “The Public Procurement Country Comparative Guide 2021”, which provides relevant information about government procurement laws, issues related to…
Recently, Executive Decree No. 197 of May 7, 2021, was issued. This Decree modifies Articles 2 and 3 of Executive Decree No. 416 of June 13, 2012, which created the migratory subcategory of permanent resident as foreign nationals of specific…
The maternity leave will apply to the minor’s father and grant him vacation time if the mother dies, according to Law 238 of 2021. Fathers in the public or private sector can apply to maternity leave, as disposed on the…
On March 26, 2019 Law 81 was approved which establishes the principles, rights, obligations and procedures that regulate Personal Data Protection; it will come into effect as of 2021. Said Law includes and develops the ARCO Rights (Right of Access,…
After a long wait, Panama recently regulated the Personal Data Protection Law (Law 81 of 2019). By way of Executive Decree 285 of 2021, Panama developed, among other things, the minimum requirements that Data Controllers must comply with when collecting…
Recently, Executive Decree No. 226 of July 20, 2021, was issued, whereby the Republic of Peru was included in the list of eligible countries, within the immigration subcategory of "Friendly Countries". In addition to the current reasons for applying, the…
Cristina Thayer and Salomón Behar, highly ranked lawyers, were invited by Chambers & Partners, to be the exclusive expert authors for the Panama section in the first edition of the Public Procurement & Government Contracts Guide. Read publication: https://practiceguides.chambers.
Cristina Thayer and Claudia Juárez were invited by Chambers & Partners to be the exclusive authors of the Public Procurement & Government Contracts Global Practice Guide, Panama Chapter. CLICK HERE to read the publication
