Sometimes mandato is just a power to skin expats

By: Garland M. Baker B.

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Powers of attorney are one of the leading causes of property and other kinds of fraud in Costa Rica.  The cases surrounding stealing through a power of attorney are also the hardest ones to fight and win.  Judges rulings abound where they tell plaintiffs they are out of luck because they gave someone else permission to steal from them.  Expats can lose everything to a power of attorney.

Company ownership a loophole for having a gun

By: Garland M. Baker B.

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In Costa Rica, the law is explicit: tourists should not carry guns or other weapons, even though many would like to do so.