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The CAC's 2025 FAQ softens outbound data rules for common B2C and HR scenarios, but it does not weaken controls on "important data" or large-scale datasets. Under the "contract performance"...

China offers strong but highly formal IP protection: most valuable rights (trademarks, patents, designs) must be registered with Chinese authorities to be enforceable. For AI-generated content, Chinese regulators treat labeling...

Panama's Labor Code is strongly pro-worker: if you dismiss staff without following the strict legal grounds and procedure, the dismissal will almost always be treated as "unjustified" and you will...

Private Client in Panama: Using Corporations and Private Interest Foundations (PPIF) For Wealth, Privacy, and Succession Panama Private Interest Foundations (PPIFs) are a hybrid between a trust and a company,...

ACODECO can handle many real estate consumer disputes (like defects, delays, deposits) up to a monetary limit set by regulation, usually in the low five figures in PAB/USD, through a...

Banking & Finance in Panama: How To Open Bank Accounts After the Panama Papers Since the Panama Papers and the adoption of OECD CRS and FATCA, Panamanian banks apply very...

Panama treats criminal and traffic offenses seriously, including DUI from relatively low breathalyzer ("guarómetro") readings; penalties escalate quickly and can include arrest, vehicle impoundment, and license suspension. In minor traffic...

Panama applies a strict territorial tax system: only income from Panamanian source is taxed, regardless of your citizenship or where you are paid. For most digital nomads who work in...

In Panama, the standard vehicle to do business or hold assets is the Sociedad Anónima (S.A.), created under Law 32 of 1927 and registered at the Public Registry of Panama....

Most Panama beachfront offered to foreigners is not fully titled land but "Derecho Posesorio" (Right of Possession), which has much weaker legal protection and far higher litigation risk. You cannot...

Panama's Pensionado visa grants permanent residency based on a lifetime pension of at least USD 1,000 (PAB 1,000) per month, plus USD 250 per dependent; lower income may be accepted...

Panama's Friendly Nations Visa no longer gives instant permanent residency with a simple bank deposit; you now need either a qualifying real estate investment (USD 200,000+) or a valid Panamanian...

Residential and commercial leases in Jordan are mainly governed by the Landlords and Tenants Law No. 11 of 1994 (as amended), plus the Civil Code, with older pre-31 August 2000...

Most accident and injury claims in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan are based on the Civil Code, the Traffic Law, the Social Security Law, and for medical cases, the Medical...

Muslims in Jordan use Sharia Courts under the Jordanian Personal Status Law; most Christians use their own Ecclesiastical Courts for marriage, divorce, and custody when both spouses are of the...

Jordanian employment law is mainly governed by the Labour Law No. 8 of 1996 and its amendments, most recently the 2023 amendments that for the first time explicitly criminalized workplace...

In Jordan, the mother usually gets physical custody (hadhana), while the father usually keeps legal guardianship (wilaya) over the children after divorce. The typical "age of transfer" is 15 (lunar)...

In Jordan, the key difference is this: if your dismissal does not fit Article 28 "for cause" grounds, it is usually treated as arbitrary, which can entitle you to significant...

Jordan's main online speech rules sit in the Cybercrime Law No. 17 of 2023, the Penal Code, and the Press and Publications Law. They criminalize "fake news", "hate speech", online...

Jordanian Labor Law No. 8 of 1996 (as amended) governs most private-sector employment, alongside Social Security Law No. 1 of 2014 and new regulations on flexible work and childcare. Fathers...