Commercial Law Colombia
As we walk you through the steps of setting up your Colombian corporation, we can explain some of the Colombian commercial laws that you will abiding by as you do business in Colombia. Although business is basically business in many countries throughout the world, there are a few key areas in which you’ll notice a difference in Colombian commercial law:
Worker’s Rights and Benefits
Labor laws favor the employee, and failure to pay the required benefits (including mandatory bonuses, whether you think the employee deserves it or not) results in penalties.
Corporate Contracts
Understanding the laws and using well-written contracts are key to protecting yourself in the event of a dispute.
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Cultural Differences
You might notice that you put a different value on certain tasks, qualities, or rights than a native Colombian or the Colombian government does. Sometimes this is neither bad nor good, but it takes some getting used to.
Colombia Legal & Associates can call upon our years of experience with commercial law in Colombia to assist you with the following:
Specific projects (construction, professional services)
Seasonal employment (high employment season).
Staff Replacement (replacement of an employee due to maternity leave)
Standard part-time employment.
Independent contractor (a professional who can work independently).
Standard fixed term contract.
James Lindzey founded the website Medellin Lawyer.com, which is constantly updated with new information explaining laws in Colombia to expats. James has worked as a private investigator and paralegal in the United States through the 90s until he moved to Colombia in 2005. James arrived in Colombia in 2005 and started doing visas for expats, but currently works as Director of Legal Services for Colombia Legal & Associates SAS since June of 2023.
Colombia Legal & Associates aquired the brand name Visas by James as it became a more familiar and easy way for foreigners to remember the business, than the previous Visas y Tramites Internacionales.
While MedellinLawyer.com focuses more on legal issues for expats, ColombiaVisas.com focuses more on visas, and holds the trademark Visas by James. ColombiaVisas.com is the oldest website and provider of visa information for expats in Colombia. We are proud to be the first and always on the cutting edge of providing interactive website content to our visitors.
In addition to our visa services our agency offers a full range of legal and accounting services to our clients. We are able to assist better in document collection services in the United States because of James previous legal experience in the United States.