Civil & Family Law·3 min read·16 reads
Building or Modifying Your Property Safely: Legal Advice
Apr 14, 2024Read →
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Corporate Law·3 min read·20 reads
Navigating the Digital Age Carefully: Artificial Intelligence and Personal Data Rights
The intersection between personal data subjects' rights and artificial intelligence inferences creates a challenge: informing and protecting.
Apr 8, 2024Read →
Civil & Family Law·6 min read·34 reads
Marriage Annulment in Colombia: Grounds and How It Differs From Divorce
An annulment declares that a marriage should never have taken place. Legal grounds, financial effects, and how it differs from divorce.
Apr 1, 2024Read →
Labor & Social Security Law·3 min read·23 reads
A Retiree's Right to Damages for a Reduced Pension Value
Many people who retired through private pension funds were never given clear information about the consequences of switching pension regimes.
Apr 1, 2024Read →
Labor & Social Security Law·6 min read·20 reads
Special Pensions in Colombia: Who Can Retire Before Age 62
High-risk workers, people with disabilities, mothers of children with disabilities, and other groups entitled to early retirement in Colombia.
Mar 15, 2024Read →
Civil & Family Law·6 min read·30 reads
Breach of Contract in Colombia: How to Collect in 2026
Was a contract with you breached? Find out what damages you can claim, how a penalty clause works, and the steps to collect through the courts.
Mar 10, 2024Read →
Corporate Law·7 min read·17 reads
DIAN Tax Penalties 2026: How to Avoid Them and Respond
The most common DIAN tax penalties in 2026, discounts for correcting filings in time, and how to respond to a special assessment notice.
Mar 5, 2024Read →
Labor & Social Security Law·6 min read·42 reads
Job Reinstatement in Colombia: When It Applies and How to Request It
Reinstatement is possible when a dismissal is ineffective for violating reinforced job stability. Cases, process, and what a reinstated worker is paid.
Mar 1, 2024Read →
Criminal & Disciplinary Law·7 min read·26 reads
Asset Forfeiture in Colombia: How It Works and How to Defend Against It
Asset forfeiture (extinción de dominio) lets the State confiscate illegally-sourced assets without a criminal conviction. What triggers the process, its stages, and defense strategies.
Feb 20, 2024Read →
Corporate Law·8 min read·23 reads
Legal Basics for Startups in Colombia: What You Need Before Scaling
Company formation, founder vesting, intellectual property, employee stock option plans, and data protection. The legal checklist for every Colombian startup.
Feb 15, 2024Read →
Civil & Family Law·6 min read·120 reads
Asset Seizure in Colombia 2026: What Can and Cannot Be Seized
Which assets can be seized, which are exempt by law and how to lift a seizure order in Colombia. Updated 2026 legal guide.
Feb 12, 2024Read →
Corporate Law·6 min read·35 reads
Copyright in Colombia: Protecting Creative Works and Software
How Colombian law protects books, music, software, photographs, and other works. Registration, transfer of rights, and what to do if your work is infringed.
Feb 8, 2024Read →
Civil & Family Law·7 min read·28 reads
Traffic Accidents in Colombia: How to Properly Claim Compensation
SOAT insurance, civil liability, the National Guarantee Fund, and the court process. A complete guide for traffic accident victims in Colombia.
Feb 1, 2024Read →
Corporate Law·7 min read·13 reads
Individual Income Tax Returns in Colombia: Who Must File and How
Income, net worth, and spending thresholds that require filing an income tax return. Legal deductions, the 2024 deadlines, and the consequences of not filing.
Jan 25, 2024Read →
Labor & Social Security Law·6 min read·83 reads
Hiring Foreign Workers in Colombia 2026: Visas and Requirements
A complete guide to hiring foreign workers in Colombia: work visas, legal quotas, and social security contributions. Avoid penalties.
Jan 22, 2024Read →
Criminal & Disciplinary Law·7 min read·25 reads
Rights of a Detained Person in Colombia: 2026 Guide
Were you or a family member arrested? Know your rights from the very first minute, what the police can and can't do, and the critical 36 hours. Act now.
Jan 18, 2024Read →
Labor & Social Security Law·6 min read·51 reads
Telework and Remote Work in Colombia 2026: A Legal Guide
Telework, work-from-home, or remote work? Know your rights, digital disconnection, and what your employer must pay for. Updated 2026 guide.
Jan 10, 2024Read →
Labor & Social Security Law·3 min read·25 reads
Should I Switch Pension Funds or Not?
Requirements to request a return to Colpensiones due to the ineffectiveness of a transfer to a private fund, when clear information about the consequences was never given.
Mar 27, 2023Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·19 reads
Procedure for the Entity Receiving an Attachment Order
Learn about the procedure for account attachments and the options you have to take part in this kind of proceeding.
Nov 16, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·24 reads
Can My Savings Account Be Attached?
Learn under what circumstances your savings account can be attached and how to file a claim if this measure is ordered.
Nov 13, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·18 reads
Benefits for Releasing Funds From Savings Accounts
Learn the current caps on savings accounts being exempt from seizure and on releasing funds without a succession proceeding.
Nov 11, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·5 min read·21 reads
Fresh Start Law: Financial and Credit Habeas Data
Learn about the benefits brought by the Fresh Start Law (Ley de Borrón y Cuenta Nueva), which included several measures to make access to credit easier.
Nov 4, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·20 reads
The ABCs of Colombia's Credit-Reporting Fresh-Start Law (Part III)
Under the credit-reporting fresh-start bill, people with debts to various institutions could benefit from amnesty provisions.
Sep 24, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·4 min read·15 reads
The ABCs of Colombia's Credit-Reporting Fresh-Start Law (Part II)
Find out what the Constitutional Court's ruling could mean for debtors and people reported to credit bureaus.
Sep 22, 2021Read →
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