On August 13, the Chilean House of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados de Chile) approved three resolutions to develop Chile's data privacy regulations ...

The Court's decision declared as unconstitutional the jurisdictional abilities which allowed SERNAC to directly sanction suppliers without the need to resort to a court.

Chile is currently considering a new Constitution—due to be put to a referendum in September—and foreign investors should be aware of its potential impact on their investments in the country.

Since the implementation of the "Go¬Out Policy" in 1999, the PRC has been adopting several measures in order to assist Chinese enterprises in their effort to go abroad and expand...

Regarding countries which are not members of the Apostille Convention, the traditional multi-stage legalization process must be used.

The Chilean Economic Development Agency, Corfo, and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, InvestChile, have announced the opening of the first call for national and foreign companies...

Jorge Carey talks about the Chilean Government, the constitutional reform, the current economic situation and the confidence of investors in Chile.

On July 5th, 2018, the Chilean Constitutional Court ruled on the official request from the President of the Republic asking the court to settle the controversy ...

In the Onerous Use Concession Agreements ("CUO") entered into with the Ministry of National Assets ("MNA"), there is an obligation to annually submit to the latter a "sworn statement of use"...

The extension of fiber optic networks to the south of Chile also represents progress towards interconnection with the Antarctic continent.

The New York office of Linklaters and Chile's Carey have helped wood products company Masisa launch a tender offer to repurchase US$100 million worth of debt from JP Morgan and Scotiabank, which called on Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York.

Last Thursday night, in a televised address to the nation, Chile's president, Gabriel Boric announced his government's new lithium strategy. The announcement...

Chile's Congress has approved a comprehensive Tax Reform Bill featuring a gradual reduction of the Corporate Income Tax rate to 23%, full tax system integration, and new tax invariability regimes for investors. The reform introduces significant changes including preferential rates for foreign capital disclosure, elimination of capital gains tax on publicly traded shares, and temporary reductions in gift taxes for family transfers.

Last August 12th entered into force Decree No. 1410, which made a series of modifications to the regulation enacted under the Law of Administrative Procurement and Services Contracts, contained in Decree N. 250 of 2004.

Often, one of the most common complaints we hear is from individuals or companies that need to legalise documents in order for them to be recognised in Chile.

On October 7, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that tests the extent of First Amendment protections for regulated professionals.

The Chilean government has submitted a bill to postpone the implementation of its comprehensive personal data protection law by one year, pushing the effective date to December 2027. The proposed delay aims to provide additional time for establishing the Personal Data Protection Agency and allow organizations to adapt their processes to the new regulatory requirements.

Since the 1990s, Latin American states have sought to attract large-scale foreign investment by implementing specific policies and regulatory regimes aimed at attracting investors from abroad.

On April 20, 2023, Chile's president, Gabriel Boric announced Chile's new policy on the extraction and production of lithium, the "National Lithium Strategy" (the "Strategy") (speech available here).

Chile has historically been a country where the economy was based on industries such as fishing, metals and goods, like paper.