Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Criminal Due Diligence in M&A Criminal Due Diligence in Costa Rica: The Hidden Risk When Buying a Company Every serious M&A transaction includes legal, financial, labor, and tax due diligence. What most still leave out is a criminal due diligence review. Since Costa Rica’s Law 9699 introduced corporate […]
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Employee Fraud Investigation in Costa Rica: Criminal Case
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Employee Fraud Investigation Employee Fraud Investigation in Costa Rica: What to Do When You Suspect Fraud or Bribery Your CFO just flagged numbers that don’t add up, or cash that’s gone missing. Or a client says an employee asked for payment in cash with no invoice, or a […]
Travel Ban in Costa Rica: What to Do If Under Investigation
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Travel Ban Travel Ban in Costa Rica: What to Do If You’re Under Investigation and Can’t Leave the Country An executive, an investor, or a company president doesn’t need a pretrial detention order to receive a travel ban in Costa Rica. Simply being named as a suspect in […]
Money Laundering in Costa Rica: Crypto and Real Estate
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Money Laundering: Crypto & Real Estate Money Laundering in Costa Rica: The Legal Risk Behind Crypto and Real Estate Transactions Real estate and crypto assets share one trait that makes them especially sensitive to money laundering in Costa Rica: both let people move large sums quickly, and, without […]
Corporate Criminal Liability in Costa Rica: Law 9699
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Corporate Criminal Liability Corporate Criminal Liability in Costa Rica (Law 9699) Corporate criminal liability in Costa Rica has been a legal reality since 2019: a company — not just the individual who acted on its behalf — can be held criminally liable for corruption and bribery offenses. For […]
Land Disputes in Costa Rica: Protect Your Property From Fraud
Land Disputes in Costa Rica: How to Protect Your Property From Title Fraud and Real Estate Scams By Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Corporate & Real Estate Law • Updated: July 7, 2026 • 11 min read • AG Legal Costa Rica 📌 Quick Take Land disputes in Costa Rica usually come from one of four sources: unclear […]
Accident in Costa Rica? What Tourists Must Do (2026 Guide)
Home › Blog › Personal Injuries › Accident in Costa Rica as a Tourist Accident in Costa Rica as a Tourist: What to Do, Who to Call, and How to Protect Your Legal Rights If you had an accident in Costa Rica as a tourist, the first few hours matter more than most people realize. […]
Tourist Deaths in Costa Rica: A Legal Guide for Families
Home › Blog › Personal Injuries › Tourist Deaths in Costa Rica Tourist Deaths in Costa Rica: What Families Need to Know About Legal Rights, Wrongful Death Claims, and Repatriation When tourist deaths in Costa Rica happen, families back home face an overwhelming situation: a foreign legal system, a language barrier, urgent decisions about repatriation, […]
Drinking Age in Costa Rica: What People Need to Know
Home › Blog › Immigration Law › Drinking Age Drinking Age in Costa Rica (2026): Legal & Cultural Guide for Tourists and Expats It’s golden hour in Tamarindo. The Pacific breeze, the relaxed atmosphere, and the sound of music spilling from open-air restaurants welcome visitors from all over the world. A group of travelers stops […]
Personal Injury in Costa Rica: Rights & Compensation (2026)
Home › Blog › Personal Injuries › Personal Injury in Costa Rica Personal Injury in Costa Rica: Legal Rights, Compensation, and What Every Tourist and Expat Needs to Know A personal injury in Costa Rica can turn a vacation into a legal situation that most visitors are completely unprepared for. Whether it was a zip […]
Tax Crime in Costa Rica
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Tax Crime in Costa Rica Tax Crime in Costa Rica: 2026 Guide to Thresholds, Penalties, and the Legal Excuse Not every mistake on a tax return turns you into a criminal. Costa Rica’s Tax Code draws a firm line between an administrative violation — resolved with a fine […]