5 March 2024
5 tips before hiring the lawyer you need
Tip 1: define your legal needs. Be clear about the kind of legal problem you have and the kind of lawyer you need. Research the…
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10 January 2022
Constitutional Protection Action: everything you need to know
The Acción de Protección is one of the most effective constitutional remedies for protecting rights, and one of the most used…
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The 5 steps to Estate Possession (Posesión Efectiva)
After a reasonable time to absorb the loss of a loved one, and in order to safeguard the heirs' rights, this procedure must be…
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Two steps to sue a tenant without a written contract
If you let a property to a relative or friend without signing a lease, or the lease expired, you can still recover the property…
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3 May 2021
INCOTERMS: what are they and how do they work?
Are you an entrepreneur interested in importing or exporting goods? Read on: here is a simple, condensed guide to what INCOTERMS…
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22 April 2021
"Legal Tech and Law Tech": are they the same?
Both terms appear everywhere online and are often mentioned at academic events on law, business and innovation. They are not…
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21 April 2021
Smart Contracts in Ecuador: what you need to know
When you are a creditor and your debtor is bound to perform but unwilling to do so: imagine being able to enforce the agreement…
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Do WhatsApp messages and emails count as evidence in court?
Most personal, professional and commercial relationships now happen through electronic media. This is how those messages work as…
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A loved one has died: what happens to the inheritance?
Benjamin Franklin said that only two things are certain: death and taxes. If the first happens, this is what you need to know…
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Want to incorporate a company and do not know how?
For trade to be truly profitable it should be carried out through a company (a legal entity), so that business and personal…
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How can you claim child support?
Every father and mother is obliged to cover their children's maintenance costs. The parent caring for the children may claim…
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Are you owed money, unpaid, and your debtor signed nothing?
Lending money to colleagues and friends is common in life and business. The problem: there is not always a signed document. Here…
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18 February 2021
Eternal Student
I graduated as a lawyer from UEES with a specialisation in Corporate Law, then moved to London, England, where I lived for a year…
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18 February 2021
Law Professor
Since 2016 I have taught at the Faculty of Law and Governance of ECOTEC University in Samborondón, Ecuador, in both undergraduate…
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