by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Mar 10, 2026 | collateral, Commercial law, Contracts, Corporate, Corporativo, Derecho Mercantil, guarantees, Investment, Jurisprudence, Mexican Law, non-possessory pledges, SCJN, Tribunal Federal
Some companies granting high-value credit rely on the fact that, by being secured through non-possessory pledges or guaranty trusts, they will face fewer difficulties in recovering their investment in the event of a debtor’s default. On the other hand, if the...
by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Mar 10, 2026 | Commercial Agreements, Commercial law, competence, contract termination, Contracts, Corporate, Corporate Governance & Complience, Jurisprudence, Mexican Law, SCJN
Some companies with cross-border businesses still assume that by choosing foreign laws to govern agreements that have effects in Mexico, they will obtain greater legal certainty. This is because they assume that a Mexican judge will apply the agreement literally when...
by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Dec 30, 2025 | Corporate, Corporate Governance & Complience, Corporate Law
Directors of commercial corporations are regarded as their agents and legal representatives according to articles 10 and 142 of the Mexican General Corporations and Partnerships Law (“GCPL”), and have the authority necessary to perform all those activities listed in...
by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Nov 27, 2025 | Aeronaútica, Derecho aeronáutico
On July 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a series of enforcement measures against Mexico, citing violations of the 2015 U.S.–Mexico Bilateral Air Transport Agreement. According to the Department of Transportation, since 2022 Mexico has...
by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Feb 4, 2025 | Commercial law, Rogatory Letter, Service of process
The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico heard a case in which one person sued another who resides in the State of California, United States of America. The initiated trial was of a commercial nature. The judge ordered the summons to the...
