Autonomy of will is the core logic of commercial arbitration. In other words, a valid arbitration agreement is a necessary prerequisite for arbitration institutions to have jurisdiction over property disputes between specific parties.

Development of the arbitration industry requires active participation of arbitration practitioners, as well as the combined efforts of the legislative, judicial and administrative branches. These two factors in turn influence and promote each other. From a practical perspective, a significant number of international commercial disputes have been submitted to Chinese arbitration institutions, with China as the main seat of arbitration, and the...

On 15 November 2022, the Secretary of the Department of Energy (“DOE”) signed DOE Department Circular (“DC”) No. 2022-11-0034 which amends the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9513 (otherwise known as the Renewable Energy Act of 2008).

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Panama, December 30, 2022. Morgan & Morgan Legal is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Ana Carolina Castillo Solis as a partner of the firm’s Corporate Law Department.

Panama, December 29, 2022. Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce the recent promotion of attorney Laura Barrios Altafulla as partner of the Estate Planning and Corporate Services Department Unit.

In the big data era, online platforms process a large amount of personal information. After the promulgation of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), new types of disputes are set to emerge between online platforms and their users. This article focuses on online platforms’ obligations to protect personal information, in order to reduce the occurrence of these disputes.

Panama, December 27, 2022. Morgan & Morgan Legal represented Banistmo, S.A., as arranger and underwriter in connection with the registration of corporate bonds of Lion Hill Capital 2, S.A. (the “Issuer”), for an aggregate amount of US$80,000,000 with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama, in order for the Issuer to publicly offer the bonds in multiple series, knowingly, Senior Secured Bonds and Subordinated Bonds.

Panama, December 12, 2022. Morgan & Morgan Legal advised Mercantil Holding Financiero Internacional, S.A. (“MHFI”), and Mercantil Capital, S.A. (“Mercantil Capital”), subsidiaries of Grupo Mercantil, in relation to the closing of the Promissory Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) dated June 29, 2022, by and among the shareholders of Capital Bank, Inc. (“Capital Bank”) as sellers (the “Sellers”), Capital Financial H...

Panama, November 9, 2022. Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian legal counsel to Cirsa Finance International S.à.r.l. (the “Issuer”), in connection with the offering (the “Offering”) pursuant to the final offering memorandum dated October 26, 2022 (the “Offering Memorandum”) of €425,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”), issued by the Issuer and guaranteed by its ...