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The way business is done is changing; public offering values are up 21%

Santo Domingo, D. N. Ernesto Bournigal Read, superintendente del oferta pública, del 2021 al 2022. Manifestó que actualmente hay mayor transparencia y nivel de profesionalización en los Consejos de Administración, entre otros aspectos que fortalecerán ofertas públicas de Mercado de Valores durante su participación en el Desayuno de Listín Diario, al que asistió en compañía

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The Supreme Court of Justice rules that the law does not require judges to grant conditional suspension of a sentence 

La Segunda Sala de la Suprema Corte de Justicia reafirmó que, aun estando reunidos los requisitos exigidos por la ley, no se le puede imponer de manera imperativa al juez el otorgamiento de la suspensión condicional de la pena.  El…

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The SCJ rules that extreme sports service providers must take measures to reduce the risk of serious incidents 

The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) established the legal precedent that providers of extreme sports services who have not taken the necessary measures to mitigate risks are liable for civil damages…

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The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) holds that acquiescence is linked to a party’s interest in not pursuing the appeal process provided for by law 

The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) holds that acquiescence (unilateral acts that produce legal effects) to a ruling is inextricably linked to the party’s genuine interest in not exercising…

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The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice is hearing 72% extradition cases; the United States is the country with the most requests

From 2019 through the second four-month period of 2022, the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) received a total of 154 extradition requests from various countries, of which 113 were decided, representing 72%,…

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SCJ establishes criteria on the principles of continuity, immediacy, and concentration of the trial

The Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) established that the principles of continuity, immediacy, and concentration of the trial are not affected when suspensions of the trial on the merits or the debate are due to situations arising in...

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SCJ is of the opinion that lay witnesses lack the technical qualification to establish the causes of an incident attributed to electrical irregularities.

The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) established the position that, when dealing with specialized matters such as electricity, it warrants that the witnesses participating in the proceedings have a level of qualification…

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SCJ establishes that expiration of the deadline for filing a defense brief in administrative litigation does not result in automatic inadmissibility

The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) established the criterion that the expiration of the deadline established for filing defense briefs inherent to administrative litigation does not automatically result in their inadmissibility. The…

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SCJ President Says Justice System Reform Will Have a Positive Impact on Legal Certainty and the Business Climate 

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and of the Judicial Council, Justice Luis Henry Molina Peña, stated that the judiciary is undergoing a significant transition based on its role in all areas of the…

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