by Harris Gomez | May 8, 2021 | Australia, Chile, Colombia, Contracts, General, Intellectual Property, METS, Mexico, Mining, Peru, Tenders + Opportunities
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 company or business venture to be built around a single idea or...
by Harris Gomez | May 8, 2021 | Chile, Environment, Mining, Multinational, Taxation
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 developing countries to integrate...
by Harris Gomez | May 8, 2021 | Chile, General, Multinational, Uncategorized
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 act on behalf of the parent company. In order to operate, the General Manager generally has...
by Harris Gomez | May 8, 2021 | Chile, General, Multinational, Uncategorized
Labor contract can be terminated effective immediately and without severance pay We mentioned in our previous article Chile Employment: Hired a Bad Manager? that there are constitutional rights that heavily protect the employee rights. This makes it very difficult to...
by Harris Gomez | May 8, 2021 | Chile, General, Multinational, Uncategorized
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 of the employment contract. In line with the above, we have developed...
by Harris Gomez | May 8, 2021 | Chile, General, Multinational, Taxation
Companies looking to expand abroad often want to have a presence in a specific market but in some cases, they want to have a presence without incorporating an entity. This could be for a variety of reasons, but mainly, it is to limit expenses until there is sufficient...