Implementation of the New National Civil and Family Procedures Code and extinction of 35 civil and family courts in Mexico City
On June 13, 2024, the Judiciary of Mexico City published in the Judicial Gazette General Agreements 43-17/2024, 44-17/20214 and 45-17/2024 in which it was determined to approve: (i) the guidelines for the process of extinction of Civil and Family courts of the Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City, (ii) the extinction of 24 Civil […]
Bid Project No. IFT-12.
On May 6, 2024, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (hereinafter, the “IFT”), published the Public Consultation of the draft terms and conditions of the Public Bidding to grant concessions for the use, development and commercial exploitation of various segments of the radioelectric spectrum available for the provision of Wireless Access services (Bid No. IFT-12), the purpose […]
Acedo Santamarina strengthens, as of today, its Probono and Family Litigation practices
We are very pleased to inform you that Acedo Santamarina strengthens, as of today, its Probono and Family Litigation practices, with the incorporation of Guadalupe Díaz S.G., as coordinator of these practice areas. She was the founder and led the Bufete Jurídico Gratuito Social, A.C. for nearly 20 years. This association is part of the probono work […]
Injunction against social network blocking
In recent years, the authorities have been forced to adapt technological advances as tools for the proper exercise of their administration, providing, among other things, access to information for citizens. One of these tools has been precisely the social networks, particularly the Twitter platform or now called “X” because of the facility it represents, the […]
Amendments to the General Law of Negotiable Instruments and Credit Transactions and to the General Law of Credit Organizations and Auxiliary Activities regarding Electronic Means.
On March 26, 2024, a decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation amending, adding, and repealing several provisions of the General Law of Negotiable Instruments and Credit Transactions (“GLCIT“) and the General Law of Credit Organizations and Auxiliary Credit Activities (“GLCOAA“), hereinafter referred to as (the “Decree“). The main objective of […]
Implications of a possible change of telecommunications’ authority in Mexico
On February 5th, the President of Mexico submitted, for consideration of the Mexican Congress, several initiatives to amend the Mexican Constitution. Among them, the “organic simplification” or extinction of certain autonomous constitutional bodies (“OCAs” for its initials in spanish) in order to pursue republican austerity and avoid duplication of functions (between these and the Federal […]
The Civil Code of Mexico City, moves towards inclusion.
On August 8, 2023, the plenary session of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (the “Court“), invalidated provisions of the Civil Code in force of Mexico City (the “Code“), in testamentary matters that allow people with disabilities to testament by electronic means. In the world, according with the World Health Organization, approximately 15% […]
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Nearshoring – challenges and Opportunities for 2023
During 2021 and 2022, the M&A market in Mexico will grow 44% compared to 2019 and 2020, having the effect of mobilizing approximately USD$16,000’000,000.00, according to Transactional Track Record Data’s (TTR Data) 2022 annual report. This growth is due to several factors, highlighting the following (I) market recovery to pre-pandemic levels, (ii) increased need for […]