
Keys to Prosecuting Lower Risk Crimes Efficiently
Did you know that in Guatemala there is a process for lower risk crimes? Today we share with you the keys to process these crimes more efficiently.
Did you know that in Guatemala there is a process for lower risk crimes? Today we share with you the keys to process these crimes more efficiently.
Judicial delay is the failure to meet legal deadlines, which contradicts the right to be judged in a reasonable time. This implies that the work in the courts accumulates, its staff is overloaded, and, therefore, delays justice, for months, or in some cases, for years.
Es una valiosa herramienta con la que cuenta el sistema procesal penal guatemalteco, concebida como una salida alterna, en donde se puede aplicar la conciliación y acuerdos entre las partes.
On October 14, 2022, Government Agreement 245-2022 was published, which amends article 30 of the Value Added Tax Law Regulations -IVA-.
Según estadísticas del Organismo Judicial, para el año 2017 existían 6 jueces y 30 auxiliares judiciales por cada cien mil habitantes.
We are less than three months away from the date when all works or projects that have an impact on the environment must obtain an Environmental License and Environmental Impact Assessment Studies, issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN).
In Guatemala, the governing body in charge of overseeing the audit of public finances is the Comptroller General's Office, headed by its Comptroller General.
On September 24, Guatemala celebrates Lawyers' Day. Today, we recall the different roles that lawyers and our law firm play in society.
The Electric Mobility Incentives Law (the Law) entered into force on August 27. The purpose of said Law is the facilitation and promotion of the importation, sale, purchase and use of electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, hydrogen vehicles and generally the electric transportation...
On March 3, 2022, the Insolvency Law was published in the Official Gazette. On February 10, 2022 we shared with you a summary of the main elements of the Insolvency Law.
The evolution of societies and criminality, made the States consider that legal entities could also be criminally liable.
The National Agency of Alliances for the Development of Economic Infrastructure -ANADIE- extends an invitation to all individuals or legal entities, legally authorized to operate in the country whose business is to perform Business Advisory Activities and in Management Matters; to submit their bids according to request and the quotation bases...
The Tax Administration has detected the omission in the payment of Income Tax on capital gains in the sale of real estate.
Transparency in the management of public finances refers to the need and obligation for state institutions to publicly and periodically disclose, either ex officio or upon request, information on the amount of their revenues and budgets, the assets they manage, the contracts they sign and the way in which they invest or spend public funds...
Newsletter #136/August 2022
The National Electrical Energy Commission approved the terms of an Open Tender to Contract Power and Electrical Energy for the Supply of Users of the Final Distribution Service,
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Cryptocurrencies are part of a digital payment system that does not rely on banks to verify the transactions made, being decentralized. It is known to be a peer-to-peer system, which allows anyone anywhere in the world to send and receive payments immediately.
Given the rise in infections resulting from COVID-19, today we are sharing a summary regarding the recent applicable measures to prevent and mitigate the spread of the virus.
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Guatemala is facing an economic recovery, amidst economic uncertainty worldwide.
Newsletter #135 / July 2022
The EI Regime encompasses the transmission, certification, and conservation through electronic means of the Electronic Tax Documents (ETD), i.e. invoices, credit and debit notes, receipts and other documents...
Newsletter #134 / May 2022
The purpose of the Law is to create the technical, social, and financial institutional basis to allow Guatemalans access to decent housing...
Newsletter #133 / April 2022
On April 26, 2022, the National Migratory Authority published the following agreements in the Official Gazette, Diario de Centroamerica...