Mexico has been and continues to be an attractive destination for foreign investors interested in acquiring real estate, whether for industrial, commercial, retirement, vacation, or development purposes. However, foreign ownership of real property in Mexico is subject to constitutional restrictions that are often misunderstood. Understanding the available legal mechanisms can help investors make secure investments
Mexico’s Supreme Court has set a new precedent concerning the validity of clauses submitting disputes to foreign jurisdictions when such clauses are included in Terms and Conditions or Adhesion Contracts. Although this ruling was specifically issued in the context of Terms and Conditions accepted through websites, the reasoning behind it may be extended in the
A crucial aspect of the relationship between Mexico and the US is the role ambassadors play in both countries. In Mexico’s history, US ambassadors have played a very important role and left their mark on history. Given that the bilateral relationship between the countries is one of the most complex and important on the world
Over the course of just a few months, the US and Mexico governments underwent important changes. Claudia Sheinbaum took office on October 1, just three months and 20 days before Donald Trump did the same. Trump, 78, is serving his second term as president, while the 62-year-old Mexican president is the first woman to hold
The Official Communication No. 516.2025.1850 (the “Communication”), dated June 3, 2025, was published by the Secretary of the Economy through the office of the General Director of Trade Facilitation and Foreign Trade (the “DGFCE” for its acronym in Spanish), whereby the applicability of the automatic export notices is extended, pursuant to the “DECREE subjecting the
On June 3, 2025, the “DECREE subjecting the indicated goods to the requirement of an automatic export notice” (the “Decree”) was published in the Official Journal of the Federation. The Decree will enter into force the day after its publication and establishes a new requirement to submit an automatic export notice for goods classified under