As any Manhattanite will tell you, it doesn’t take long to walk 10 short north-south blocks. It’s less than half a mile. But when you’re under 770,000 tons of hard rock, it’s a very long distance. That was the scene
Online Travel Update: Antitrust Updates from the European Union and South America
This week’s Update features two anti-trust / competition law updates from the EU (the Netherlands) and South America (Chile). Enjoy.
-
- Google Offers Price Guarantee. Late last week, Google announced it was re-launching a pilot program to guarantee the prices of
DLA Piper Chile Legal Alert: Special permission for parents of minors with autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Luis Parada and Iñaki Irisarri
On March 10, Act No. 21,545 was published in the Official Gazette for the promotion of inclusion, comprehensive care, and protection of the rights of people with autism spectrum disorder in the social, health, and
Alerta Legal: Reconocimiento Legal de la Telemedicina en Chile
Autores: Marco Salgado, Sofía O’Ryan y Juan Cristóbal Ríos
El pasado 17 de marzo de 2023 entró a regir en Chile la Ley N°21.541, mediante la cual se actualiza la normativa vigente con el objetivo de autorizar a los prestadores de salud
The CPTPP Enters into Force for Chile – but Mind the Fine Print
On February 21, 2023, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans‑Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) formally entered into force for Chile, after undergoing an intense, four-year legislative process. The CPTPP covers the full range of modern trade agreements, including market access for
Chile Deploys Troops to Border as Backlash Over Immigration Grows
Map courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsWhen I have visited Chile, I have been struck by the concerns expressed over immigration. Bloomberg reports that Chile’s government has deployed troops to its border with Peru and Bolivia to try and stop undocumented
‘Last Of Us’ Star Pedro Pascal Talks of Family Fleeing Pinochet’s Chile on SNL
“Last of Us” star Pedro Pascal hosted “Saturday Night Live” last night. Near the tail end of his monologue, “Pascal, born in Chile, slipped into a quick summary of his life that became suddenly emotionally powerful as he
Adverse Selection and Equity in Insurance Markets with Guaranteed Renewable Contracts: Evidence from Chile
Cristian Figueroa (Boston College), Adverse Selection and Equity in Insurance Markets with Guaranteed Renewable Contracts: Evidence from Chile (2022):In theory, guaranteed renewable (GR) insurance contracts can efficiently insure against reclassification risk without causing adverse selection on pre-existing conditions. In practice,
Will We Get Fooled (Again)?
There was no question that the old constitution from Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who seized power from socialist Salvador Allende, had to go, and who better than former student activist, 36-year-old leftist president Gabriel Boric, to create a glorious new Constitution