Mexico’s constitutional amendments on strategic areas and companies, as well as administrative simplification, published in October and December 2024, respectively, have reshaped structural aspects of Mexico’s energy sector. This includes the transformation of the State-owned utility Federal Electricity Commission (“CFE”) from a productive enterprise to a public company, the elimination of the Energy Regulatory Commission
Mexico’s Department of Labor and Social Welfare (“STPS”) presented the 2025 Federal Labor Inspection Program as a comprehensive strategy aimed at modernizing and strengthening the enforcement of labor rights across the country. The program’s main objective is to shift from a reactive model to one that emphasizes prevention and correction with a strategic vision.
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On July 16, 2025, the “Decree amending and adding various provisions of the Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Transactions with Illicit Funds, and amending Article 400 Bis of the Federal Criminal Code” (the “Decree”), was published in the Official Journal of the Federation.
The Decree introduced several amendments to the Federal Law
The First Chamber of Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) recently issued case decision number 1a./J. 118/2025 (11a.), titled: “Reservation of taxpayer data. Article 69, twelfth paragraph, section VI, of the Federal Tax Code, which provides, as an exception, the forgiveness of tax credit, is a measure that passes the proportionality test.”
In the
On June 6, 2025, the First Chamber of Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) issued a ruling in Direct Appeal 1954/2020, in which it analyzed the possibility that certain clauses of a lease agreement, particularly the penalty and the agreed default interest, could be evaluated by the courts in light of Article 21.3 of
On July 2, 2025, the “Decree establishing simplification measures for procedures carried out with the Department of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation” (the “Decree”) was published in the Official Journal of the Federation. The Decree’s main purpose is to simplify, digitize, and reduce the processing times for procedures related to the freight transportation sector before the
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