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Almost every Panamanian procedure that begins with a foreign document actually begins with an apostille. This guide explains where to obtain it, why it cannot be obtained in Panama, what to do when the issuing country is not a party to the Hague Convention, when an authorised public translator is required, and which documents people forget to apostille and then have to request again from abroad.
A guide to construction permits in Panama: the stages of the process (preliminary design, plans, construction permit and occupancy permit), the institutions involved (the municipal Directorate of Works and Constructions, the MIVIOT One-Stop Window and the Technical Board of Engineering and Architecture), the Structural Code (REP) and the role of licensed professionals.
A guide to land-use planning in Panama: Law 6 of 2006 and its regulation, the planning instruments (national plans, local land-use plans and partial plans), and the division of powers between MIVIOT and the municipalities.
A guide to zoning in Panama: what a property's zone code determines (land use, density, height, setbacks), who regulates it (MIVIOT and the municipalities), the zone categories (residential, commercial, industrial, mixed), and how to check the specific zoning of a lot before designing or buying.
When and how to sue the Panamanian State for damages caused by its action or omission: patrimonial liability before the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court, the three elements the case law requires, the one-year deadline, and the access burdens that decide many cases.