Trade Defense Proceedings in Colombia: The Photocopy Paper Case
Trade defense instruments—such as anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measures—are essential tools used by States to counteract unfair trade practices, distortive subsidies, or extraordinary circumstances that cause or threaten to cause injury to domestic industries. These measures serve a dual purpose: protecting the local economy and producers, while also contributing to the restoration of fair competition …
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Colombian Wealth Tax Planning Opportunity Under the CAN Framework
By Catalina Jaramillo, Daniel Duque, and Andrés Hernández, Partners, and José Manuel García, Associate, Tax Practice, Brigard Urrutia In brief: In the increasingly complex arena of international taxation, one ruling by the Andean Court of Justice (TJCA) could significantly reshape how Colombia’s wealth tax (WT) applies to assets located in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. For …
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Dispute Boards by another name? The integration and limitations of Amicable Composition in Colombian Infrastructure Concession Agreements (4G and 5G)
By Mónica Alejandra León* and Natalia Negret**, Associates, Litigation, Arbitration & Insolvency Practice, Brigard Urrutia Colombian Law regulating alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms currently lacks specific provisions for Dispute Boards (DBs). Colombian Law regulates ADRs, and their effects are either of a jurisdictional nature, in which case the decision-making authority exercises a jurisdictional function based …