March 2026

This year, the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its declaration of independence from England. It was during the Second Continental Congress held in Philadelphia, on July 4, 1776, that the delegates of the 13 British colonies in America approved the Declaration of Independence.

While the delegates examined the draft prepared by Thomas Jefferson

On January 16, 2026, a single case decision was published in Mexico’s Federal Judicial Gazette under the title: “PROMISSORY NOTE EXECUTED TO GUARANTEE PERFORMANCE OF A CREDIT AGREEMENT. AN EXPRESS FORUM-SELECTION CLAUSE SUBMITTING TO THE JURISDICTION OF COURTS IN A SPECIFIC TERRITORIAL DISTRICT CANNOT TAKE EFFECT IF THE SIGNATORY WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE ITS TERMS,”

On March 3, 2026, Mexico’s Executive Branch published a Decree amending Sections IV and XI of Section A of Article 123 of the Constitution of the United Mexican States in the evening edition of the Official Journal of the Federation. This constitutional amendment, which entered into force on the same day as its publication, structurally