“International standards of interaction in the digital world require a high level of respect and security in the processing of data of data subjects or holders, whether national or foreign”
Urgent need for the regulation of the law on public private partnerships (ppp) of panama
“… Panama approved Law 93 of 2019 (PPP Law) that regulates Public Private Partnerships (PPP), which was an important step for our country to update itself regarding this vehicle to offer solutions for the realization of public works and services”
Supreme court of panama, en banc, issues a questionable ruling of unconstitutionality that impacts the right to compensation of crime victims
“The result is sad: we are facing a victim of a crime who had obtained a final judgment of compensation. That no one could question. And in the end it turned out that the victim was deprived of it.”
The covid-19 crisis and civil liability of the state in Panamá
Can the State be sued for civil liability arising from the decisions and management of the pandemic?
Impact of the covid-19 crisis on tax transparency
“… the fight against evasion will be a key element in the recovery of States’ revenue in the post-COVID-19 economies, since, within this heading, the tools of Fiscal Transparency, especially the exchange of information between States for tax purposes, are fundamental…”
In the midst of the covid-19 crisis, i propose the panamanian government to eliminate the alternative calculation of income tax and speed-up the electronic invoice
“Whoever writes this newsletter was Panama’s Director General of Revenue from October 2014 to April 2018 and I can say that, to the best of my knowledge and understanding, the tax impact of CAIR (Alternative Income Tax Calculation ) was not relevant in those fiscal years. “
Commercial and civil statutes of limitations in panama and the covid-19 crisis
“… the COVID-19 crisis has generated a major disruption to the development of this legal statute of limitations… because the legal regulation does not have a simple way of attending to each and every one of the assumptions and many of those fatal terms are going through there…”
Clarification of the “claim action” regulated in the government procurement act of panama, as amended recently
“After the reform of the Public Procurement Law, will it be necessary in all cases to post a bond to have the right to file a Claim Action?”
Administration of employees with chronic diseases in the midst of the economical crisis due to covid-19
“… if time and scientific advice confirm that there are consequences in at least a percentage of survivors of the COVID-19… the above-mentioned collaborators would be protected with the employment protection law that the said Law 59 of 2005 contemplates… “
Covid-19 and the tort liability insurance in Panamá
“… if a third party is infected of COVID-19 in a commercial establishment and obtains a final conviction against the company that owns the establishment, the Insured Company will most likely be able to enforce its Civil Liability Policy, issued before the arrival of the COVID-19, for the insurer to indemnify it…”