METS Practical Advice: Licence Agreements

May 8, 2021

Australia, Chile, Colombia, Contracts, General, Intellectual Property, METS, Mexico, Mining, Peru, Tenders + Oppurtunities

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The intellectual property and technology belonging to Mining Equipment, Technology, and Services (METS) businesses will often be their most valuable assets. It is not at all uncommon for an entire…

May 8, 2021

Harris Gomez

Australia, Chile, Colombia, General, Intellectual Property, METS, Mining, Tenders + Oppurtunities

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The intellectual property and technology belonging to Mining Equipment, Technology, and Services (METS) businesses will often be their most valuable assets. It is not at all uncommon for an entire…

METS: Drafting Contracts for Subcontractors

May 8, 2021

Harris Gomez

Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Contracts, General, METS, Mining

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There are times when mining equipment, technology, and services companies (METS) need to subcontract specific work to other companies. This can be anything from assistance with installations to specific parts/equipment…

Funding your Chilean Entity: Inter Company Loan Agreements

May 8, 2021

Harris Gomez

Chile, Multinational, Taxation

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Harris Gomez Group has been assisting companies enter the Chilean and the Latin American region for over 10 years. On many occasions, we work with clients from their initial set…

HGG Chile: Taxation on Payments Made Abroad for Technology and Technical Services

May 8, 2021

Harris Gomez

Chile, Environment, Mining, Multinational, Taxation

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Technology and technical know-how is considered an essential precondition for improving productivity, attaining industrial development and promoting export growth. Therefore, technology transfer is seen as a key element for enabling…

Chile Employment: Hired a Bad Manager?

May 8, 2021

Harris Gomez

Chile, General, Multinational, Uncategorized

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Companies that enter Chile tend to start up by having a trusted employee set up the Chilean company and represent the parent entity. These employees are often granted powers to…

Chile Employment: Terminating for Unfair Competition

May 8, 2021

Harris Gomez

Chile, General, Multinational, Uncategorized

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We mentioned in our previous article that there are constitutional rights that heavily protect the employee rights. This makes it very difficult to terminate employees without paying severance whether you…

Chile Employment: 3 Practical Tips When Hiring a New Employee

May 8, 2021

Harris Gomez

Chile, General, Multinational, Uncategorized

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In our experience, when assisting foreign clients who are in the process of hiring employees, certain questions and recurring situations seem to arise which often slow the negotiating and signing…

PART 2: SETTING UP A CHILEAN AGENT – GETTING IT RIGHT!

May 8, 2021

Harris Gomez

Chile, General, Labour Laws, Mining, Multinational, Taxation

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Most companies will rely on agents to represent their business in international markets. What many do not realise is that there are legal and tax implications to be aware of, especially…

Chilean Work Visa: New Changes and Benefits

May 8, 2021

Harris Gomez

Chile, Labour Laws, Multinational

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The Chilean Immigration Department has created a new visa: Temporary Visa for Labor Purposes. This visa may only be requested once in Chile, and requires an employment contract subscribed from…

METS Practical Advice: Licence Agreements