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Constitutional Court Issues Ruling on the Definition of Workplace Harassment Background: Ministerial Agreement No. MDT-2025-102, published in the Official Registry on September 4, 2025, establishes that workplace violence and harassment must be considered as such from the very first occurrence, without the need for repetitive conduct. Article 18 of the Agreement provides: “Art. 18.- On…

BUSTAMANTE FABARA advised Comercializadora Ledesma & Ledesma Agrogruled S.A. in financing provided by Darby International Quito, Ecuador – May 12, 2026 – BUSTAMANTE FABARA is pleased to announce its role as legal counsel to Comercializadora Ledesma & Ledesma Agrogruled S.A. (“Agrogruled”), an Ecuadorian agro-industrial company dedicated to the production, processing, packaging, distribution and commercialization of…

Resolution Regarding the Security Fee on Imports Originating from Colombia (Resolution No. 2582) May 7, 2026 | Official Gazette of the Cartagena Agreement  The General Secretariat of the Andean Community issued Resolution No. 2582, through which it determined that the so-called “Customs Control Service Fee” (“TSCA”) imposed by Ecuador on goods originating from or coming…

National Court of Justice Issues Mandatory Resolution Regarding the Calculation Method of the Global Employer-Sponsored Retirement Fund On April 8, 2026, through Resolution No. 04-2026, the Plenary of the National Court of Justice issued a mandatory labor resolution regarding the method for calculating the global employer-sponsored retirement pension fund provided under Article 216, subsection 3,…

Recommended Reading: «Sophie’s World» by Jostein Gaarder Questioning ourselves, about who we are and about everything that surrounds us is much more common and useful than we might suppose. It is an exercise, the act of questioning ourselves, that begins at a very early age, almost in an instinctive and unconscious way; but one of…

BUSTAMANTE FABARA Announces the Promotion of Valentina Morillo, Francisco Dávila, Gino Ivich, and Juan Bernardo Guarderas to Directors BUSTAMANTE FABARA is pleased to announce the promotion of Valentina Morillo, Francisco Dávila, Gino Ivich, and Juan Bernardo Guarderas to Directors. Their promotion recognizes their strong professional track records, their continued contribution to the Firm’s development, and…

BUSTAMANTE FABARA Proudly Announces the Promotion of Andrés Becdach, Daniel Castelo, and Kirina González to Partners The Partners of BUSTAMANTE FABARA are proud to announce the promotion of Andrés Becdach, Daniel Castelo and Kirina González to Partners. This appointment recognizes not only their outstanding professional careers, but also their commitment, dedication and leadership, through which…

Written by: Juan Berardo Guarderas In the professional environment in which lawyers work, expectations are high and pressures constant. In this context, the concept of the “power of one” or one’s “inner strength” may seem distant or abstract. However, Bryce Courtenay’s The Power of One teaches us a fundamental lesson: every individual has the ability…

In the practice of law, we constantly face complex problems that require not only legal knowledge, but also creativity and strategic thinking. From negotiating a contract to resolving a dispute, our work consists of finding effective solutions where the answer is not always evident. In this context, a book that I have found particularly useful…

In our professional life, we often imagine that success depends on great victories: winning a complex case, closing a decisive negotiation, or achieving an important promotion. However, experience shows us that true excellence is built in the quiet and the consistent: in the discipline with which we review documents, in the meticulous preparation of an…