Lawshi aims to serve our clients with “one-stop” legal and commercial services throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Our Santiago (Chile) office offers advice across all major areas of law. We pride ourselves to be strategic advisors, counselors and advocates for most of our clients. Whether you are an industrial company or an insurance company, a housing corporation or a care provider, you can expect a long-term mutually beneficial business relationship with the team in our Santiago (Chile) office.
All courts and judicial agencies branch out from a single Judicial Power, forming a hierarchical system led by the Supreme Court, organised by territorial divisions and subject matter jurisdictions...
With its economic and political stability and high GDP, there are great reasons to invest in Chile, most investors register a company directly in Chile, since there
Migrar a otro país e iniciar un emprendimiento no es nada fácil. Es importante saber que además de contar con conocimiento sobre el nuevo negocio a implementar (como marketing y comercialización) debes de conocer...
En Chile, existe una amplia variedad de servicios legales, dentro de los cuales se diferencian por precios, especialidades de servicios y sobretodo a?os de experiencia. Es muy importante escoger el mejor abogado...
En el artículo 1911 del Código Civil chileno se regula la transferencia de derechos de litigio y en el artículo 1912, se regula la venta de derechos de litigio. Sin embargo, la financiación de terceros es...
Chile company accounting is transparent, their system makes the operations traceable from other companies.
In order to incorporate a company in Chile, a legal representative or agent resident in Chile is required. Our clients can appoint their preferred local director...
In Chile, there are 4 types of legal entities for a foreign company or a foreign individual to consider when forming a company
(i) sociedades de responsabilidad limitada (SRL), or limited liability companies/partnerships; (ii) sociedades anónimas (SA), or stock corporations or corporations; (iii) sociedades por acciones (SPA), or simplified corporations; and (iv) branches of foreign entities.
According to Chilean law, the buyer who acquires the shares or assets will be responsible for any tax liabilities that may have been generated prior to the purchase itself. This applies not only to tax matters, but also to other areas of law such as labour law.
It is important however that these restrictions not be so strict that the legal representative can not function. The legal representative still needs sufficient authority to act in a timely manner to conduct day to day business on behalf of the company. Thus, careful planning at the time of incorporation regarding the structure and authority of the legal representative, and should take in to consideration what powers are essential for the company to function efficiently in regards to the mandate given to the legal representative.
