Best Lawyers DR
August 25, 2023
Our founding partner Vanessa Cabrera was selected as one of the best lawyers in the Dominican Republic by Mercado Magazine. We are very grateful for this distinction.
Publications
World Congress Law 2023
August 25, 2023
We are extremely pleased to share the outstanding participation of our partner Juan Cabrera in the prestigious event World Law Congress 2023. World Law Congress is an internationally renowned event that brings together prominent leaders and professionals in the legal field from all around the world. In this edition, which took place in 2023, the congress focused on analyzing the most relevant and current legal challenges facing the global legal
Sonia Hernández is an outstanding speaker at the Latin American Congress of Prosecutor
August 25, 2023
In April 2023, our partner Sonia Hernández had the honor of participating as a speaker at the first Latin American and Caribbean Congress of the Latin American Federation of Prosecutors. The congress, focused on the theme “Role of the Public Ministry: a look from the defense and civil society”, brought together experts and professionals from all over the continent, the aim of it was promoting the exchange of knowledge and
Counterfeiting and Piracy in the Dominican Republic
August 25, 2023
Summary Counterfeiting and piracy are problems that negatively impact all industries and sectors internationally, risking human health and the security of States. Dominican Republic does not escape this situation not only because it has a strategic geographical location but also because it´s a tourist spot in the region. Indeed, the country has been affected by the commercialization of counterfeits, mostly clothing, cell phone accessories, medicines, and alcoholic beverages, as well
The Role of Women in Public Ministry
August 25, 2023
This week we celebrate 2 important events: March 8, International Women’s Day, and March 9, National Public Ministry Day. What an honor for me to be able to write about these two important roles as a woman and former member of the public ministry! International Women’s Day commemorates every March 8, the struggle of women for their participation in society and their full development as a person, on an equal
The fundamental principles of the Dominican Criminal Process (2/2)
August 25, 2023
The Dominican criminal process presupposes a set of guidelines and basic concepts that seek to ensure the rights and guarantees corresponding to the accused, the victim, and all parties of the process, as contemplated within the 28 fundamental principles of the Criminal Procedure Code. Through these principles that we began studying in the previous article and concluded in this one, the criminal justice system must become a more human one,
The fundamental principles of the Dominican Criminal Process (1 of 2)
August 25, 2023
We can define the concept of criminal procedure code as the set of rules that governs criminal procedure in the Dominican Republic. It is constituted of 28 fundamental principles, the identification of the criminal jurisdiction and the procedural subjects, as well as all the procedural activity that takes place from the beginning of the investigation of a crime until its conclusion in the last instance. When we talk about principles
First congress of the Latin American Federation of Prosecutors
August 25, 2023
Last week the first Latin American and Caribbean Congress of the Latin American Federation of Prosecutors -FLF- was held in the country, which had as its central theme “The Independence and Security of Prosecutors in the Fight Against Organized Crime”. The congress brought together different prosecutors from the Latin American and Caribbean region, judges, lawyers and civil society, in order to share experiences that seek to strengthen their functional independence
