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Civil & Family Law·4 min read·18 reads

The ABCs of Colombia's Credit-Reporting Fresh-Start Law (Part I)

We explain Colombia's 'borrón y cuenta nueva' law, which amended the Habeas Data statute to soften the financial effects of the pandemic on people's credit records.

Sep 16, 2021Read →
Corporate Law·5 min read·21 reads

Are My Personal Data in the Credit Bureaus?

Learn the most relevant information about credit bureaus in Colombia and the actions available to correct your data.

Sep 10, 2021Read →
Corporate Law·3 min read·21 reads

Habeas Data: A Right at Risk?

As new technologies spread, protecting personal data has become increasingly complex, and companies have real legal duties around it.

Sep 8, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·18 reads

How to Protect Your Income as an Artist: Pension and Estate Planning

A legal guide for actors and artists to secure their pension, healthcare, and estate before retiring — so they don't end up unprotected.

Aug 31, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·4 min read·29 reads

Liability Upon the Resignation of the Legal Representative in Horizontal Properties

Discover the legal framework for a Legal Representative's liability at the time of resignation.

Aug 27, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·4 min read·25 reads

Debtor Relief Options: Extension of the Relief Plan

We explain debtor relief options and the insolvency regime for individuals.

Aug 19, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·4 min read·15 reads

Invisible Statues and NFTs: The Dematerialization of Art in the 21st Century

This article covers modern and contemporary artistic expressions that, by their very form, challenge traditional legal concepts of property.

Aug 18, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·5 min read·23 reads

Short-Term Rentals in Condominiums (Propiedad Horizontal): Colombia's Tourism Law

Learn the rules governing short-term rentals in condominium properties under Colombia's Tourism Law. Legal guidance for owners and administrators.

Aug 13, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·31 reads

Tourist Housing: Horizontal Property Bylaws and the National Tourism Registry

With the growth of platforms like Airbnb, measures were established to register and formalize tourist housing.

Aug 11, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·24 reads

Delivery of Utility Bills in Condominium Property

What happens when utility bills are lost, never delivered, or delivered to the wrong unit in condominium property?

Aug 4, 2021Read →
Corporate Law·4 min read·25 reads

A Marketplace for NFTs?

An explanation of the nature of NFTs and their arrival in the art market, written on the occasion of our webinar on Intellectual Property in NFTs.

Jul 7, 2021Read →
Corporate Law·3 min read·25 reads

Biometric Authentication in Financial Institutions' Databases and Habeas Data

An overview of the Financial Superintendency's External Circular 029 of 2019, on implementing and using biometrics as an authentication factor.

Jul 3, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·18 reads

Strengthening New Technologies in the Financial System

Under External Circular Letter 029 of December 11, 2019, the Financial Superintendency set rules to strengthen and promote the use of new technologies

Jul 1, 2021Read →
Corporate Law·3 min read·26 reads

How to Know Whether Your Company Is Micro, Small, or Medium-Sized

Today, June 27, we celebrate International SME Day, so we explain Decree 1074 of 2015, which sets the criteria for classifying

Jun 27, 2021Read →
Corporate Law·3 min read·19 reads

Deadlines for Filing Exogenous Information Reports in Bogotá

Under the Bogotá District Treasury Office, the deadlines for filing exogenous tax information via electronic media were set for these dates.

Jun 24, 2021Read →
Labor & Social Security Law·3 min read·19 reads

The Return to In-Person Public Service

Rules on public employees' return to in-person work under Presidential Directive No. 4 of 2021 and Resolution No. 777 of June 2, 2021.

Jun 21, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·24 reads

Boards of Directors or Co-Managers?

An analysis of the boundaries between the Property Manager's duties and the reach of the Board of Directors in condominium property.

Apr 19, 2021Read →
Corporate Law·5 min read·20 reads

The Regulatory Decree on Fair Payment Terms for Business Invoices

Decree 1733 of 2020 implemented Law 2024 of 2020, on the obligation to pay commercial invoices within fair payment terms.

Apr 13, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·23 reads

Quorum and Decisions in Virtual Assemblies in Horizontal Property

Answers to the most frequently asked questions about quorum and decisions in virtual co-owners' assemblies.

Mar 30, 2021Read →
Corporate Law·3 min read·145 reads

Don't Forget to Renew Your Commercial Registration!

March 31, 2021 was the deadline to renew the commercial registration of merchants and business establishments.

Mar 25, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·6 min read·22 reads

Advance Directives for Medical Decisions of Older Adults With Disabilities

Advance directives, established under Law 1996 of 2019, are a very useful tool for elderly or ill people planning ahead for their own care.

Feb 15, 2021Read →
Civil & Family Law·4 min read·19 reads

Support Agreements and Advance Directives: Colombia's New Framework Replacing Guardianship for Disability

Law 1996 of 2019 established the framework for the legal capacity of persons with disabilities, replacing the old guardianship (interdicción) system.

Nov 26, 2020Read →
Corporate Law·6 min read·21 reads

Dissolution of Non-Operating Companies: Regulatory Decree 1068 of 2020

Companies supervised by the Superintendency of Corporations that fail to renew their commercial registration for three years will be presumed

Oct 15, 2020Read →
Civil & Family Law·3 min read·40 reads

SNR Eliminates Physical Copies of Deeds for Cadastre Offices in Four Cities

The Superintendency of Notaries and Registry eliminated the obligation to submit physical copies of deeds to cadastre offices in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, and Barranquilla.

Sep 7, 2020Read →

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