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December 2020

LatAm Newsletter -  December 2020

LatAm Newsletter - December 2020

                                      ARGENTINA Covid-19 in Argentina – news on insurance and tourism READ MORE   Covid-19 en Argentina – no ...

Data Economy and Digital Environment Bill

Data Economy and Digital Environment Bill

A new bill is currently being worked on in Mexico known as the “Data Economy and Digital Environment Federal Law” locally called “Ley Federal de Econo ...

New regulation differentiates “mass” and “large risks”

New regulation differentiates “mass” and “large risks”

The segregation of large and mass risks was addressed through two Public Consultations: 16/2020 and 18/2020. The first one deals with Mass Risks, aimi ...

Club El Nogal ruling

Club El Nogal ruling

On November 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of Justice confirmed the ruling of the Civil Chamber of the Superior Court of Bogotá in which the Club El Noga ...

Covid-19 in Argentina – news on insurance and tourism

Covid-19 in Argentina – news on insurance and tourism

By virtue of the Emergency Decree No. 814/2020, the access of nationals and foreigners living in neighboring countries was authorized to the Metropoli ...

Insurance associated with financial products or services

Insurance associated with financial products or services

By virtue of an indication presented to the current bill of market agents, there is a draft bill which aims to modify the Chilean Commercial Code in o ...

Comments on the bill that proposes to exempt the obligation to acquire the SOAT when obtaining auto policy

Comments on the bill that proposes to exempt the obligation to acquire the SOAT when obtaining auto policy

In Peru various regulations have been approved with a marked populist content, without adequate technical or economic support. Thus, in terms of insur ...

Leave granted to Judicially Review the decision not to introduce an interim Personal Injury Discount Rate in Northern Ireland

Leave granted to Judicially Review the decision not to introduce an interim Personal Injury Discount Rate in Northern Ireland

On 16th December 2020, Mr Justice McAlinden granted an applicant leave to Judicially Review the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision not to introduc ...

Autonomous Vehicles: Law Commission launches its third and final consultation paper

Autonomous Vehicles: Law Commission launches its third and final consultation paper

The Law Commission of England & Wales and the Scottish Law Commission has launched its third and final consultation paper reviewing the regulatory ...

Mastercard vs. Merricks – a landmark step closer to US-style class actions

Mastercard vs. Merricks – a landmark step closer to US-style class actions

Introduction In December 2020, after a long wait for interested parties, the Supreme Court handed down its landmark judgment in the case of Mastercar ...