Insolvency and restructuring procedures are vital for ensuring the continued viability of distressed companies and the protection of creditors' rights.

As a result, the country has become the number one recipient of direct foreign investment in the region: 21 billion dollars' worth from 2006 to 2015.

These three towns on the north coast of the Dominican Republic offer real estate prices well below those of comparable Caribbean destinations like the Bahamas...

Under Dominican law, there are several types of ownership of real estate.

Environmental protection in the Dominican Republic is governed by a robust legal framework composed of several key laws that ensure the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

Custom duties, established under a separate statute, are administered and collected by the Customs Agency.

This is a formal document, binding on both parties, and signed by them in the presence of a Notary Public.

The Dominican Republic's solid waste management framework has undergone rapid transformation, from Law No. 225-20 in 2020 to its comprehensive reform through Law No. 98-25 in December 2025, introducing mandatory corporate contributions and strict compliance obligations. Now, a new Senate-approved bill proposes to restructure the contribution scale again, raising stakes for large companies while the regulatory landscape remains in flux.

Labor relationships in the Dominican Republic are governed by the Dominican Labor Code (Law 16-92), which is characterized by its strong protection of the rights of employees.

Law No. 30-26 represents the Dominican Republic's most comprehensive tax reform in recent years, fundamentally restructuring the Tax Code with measures ranging from procedural improvements to expanded taxation on cross-border transactions. The reform introduces a temporary 30% corporate surcharge for large taxpayers, eliminates the solve et repete requirement for appeals, and significantly broadens the scope of worldwide income taxation with particular impact on technical assistance and digital services.

Welcome to the Americas Restructuring Review 2020, one of Global Restructuring Review's annual, yearbook-style reports.

For the first 100 years or so following its independence in 1844, the Dominican Republic had a legal system based on French law, specifically on the Napoleonic Codes – civil...

Summary: Law 141-15 pertains to restructuring and liquidation of companies and commercial persons places the Dominican Republic among the countries with the most advanced and modern legislation in the matter.

In the Dominican Republic, construction contracts are mainly governed by the Civil Code.

The Dominican Republic has established diplomatic relationships with China in 2018 and has increased its commercial relationships with China in 2019.

Since gaining its independence in 1844, the Dominican Republic had a legal system based on French law, specifically on the Napoleonic Code; however, since the first half of the 20th century, there has been a move away from the French model...

For the first 100 years or so from becoming independent in 1844, the Dominican Republic had a legal system based on French law, specifically on the Napoleonic Codes – civil, civil procedure, commercial, criminal and criminal procedure –