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The fact that parties participating in commercial transactions offset amounts payable between them constitutes a common practice today. In Mexico, this practice has been carried out in respect of the [...]

CONSTITUTIONAL. THE SECOND CHAMBER OF THE MEXICAN SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE ('SCJN') DETERMINED THAT CONCILIATION, AS AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM, PROTECTS THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE JUDICIAL PROTECTION [...]

In our newsletter No. 03 / JAN 2022, we highlighted the relevance of the first ruling issued by a Circuit Court that confirmed the arguments that our firm has asserted, [...]

On April 3, 2024, the Mexican Supreme Court confirmed the requirement to pay up to three months of base salary for profit-sharing (PTU) payments. Quick Hits The Mexican Supreme Court [...]

In Short The Situation: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ('AMLO') sponsored a bill aimed at modifying Mexico's Electric Industry Law (the 'EIL Reform Bill') in order to strengthen Mexico's [...]

Influenced by feminists close to him, the chief of the country's Supreme Court helped pave the way for decriminalization of the procedure. MEXICO CITY -- When the chief justice of [...]

Byline: ADRIAN MORROW; Staff WASHINGTON -- Mexico's Supreme Court is set to rule on an electricity law that Canada and the U.S. have lobbied against for disadvantaging their companies in [...]

Today, in a plenary session, the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) analyzed a Contradiction of Criteria, whose central issue was to determine if article 151, section I, of the [...]

In a decision issued by a majority of votes, the First Chamber of the Mexican Supreme Court analyzed the constitutionality of article 216 bis of the Federal Copyright Law, which [...]

The ruling, which sets a precedent for the legalization of abortion nationwide, follows years of efforts by a growing women's movement in Mexico. MEXICO CITY -- Criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional, [...]

Byline: Mary Beth Sheridan and Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul MEXICO CITY - Mexico's supreme court voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion, a striking step in a country with one of the world's [...]

There are about 2.4 million domestic employees in Mexico, 95 percent of whom are women and do not have social security benefits. The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice recently held [...]

In the context of a ruling recently issued by the Supreme Court of Justice in Mexico (hereafter, 'the Court'), in a case in which the right to freedom of expression [...]

The Mexican Supreme Court opened the door to legalizing marijuana on Wednesday, delivering a pointed challenge to the nation's strict substance abuse laws and adding its weight to the growing [...]

After a closely watched debate, Mexico's Supreme Court refused to throw out a state anti-abortion amendment on Wednesday. Although 7 of the 11 justices agreed that the Baja California State [...]

MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that each of the country's 31 states must recognize same-sex marriages registered in Mexico City, potentially giving gay and lesbian couples [...]