Cuban lawyers take on the challenge of adapting to the new times By Daily Pérez Guillén The most important meeting for lawyers in Cuba, the International Law Congress, closed its tenth edition with a call to professionals to adapt to the new times, because, “Changes are necessary for growth,” as noted by Lidia Montes de Oca Fernández, first vice president of the National Organization of Collective Law Firms. In her closing remarks, the vice president highlighted the inclusion of a Trade Forum in the program of the event for the first time, which visualized the relations of legal professionals with the new economic actors in the country, as well as the relevance of the exchange of good practices and knowledge in the training of jurists. Montes de Oca Fernández also highlighted the workshop on administrative management, which evaluated the potential of the legal profession to face new forms of service management [...]

Abogacía 2025: A scenario to update legal issues By Daily Pérez Guillén Cuba's economic scenario is being reconfigured and the Cuban legal profession, in the tenth edition of its international congress, put the spotlight on the country's legislation. On its closing day, the program of Abogacía 2025 included a lecture by Dr. Leonardo Pérez Gallardo, recently awarded with the National Law Prize, entitled “Matrimonial profiles of the de facto affective union: Between love and the shadows." Data collected in the last population census of 2012, indicated that 48% of the couple relationships in Cuba were consensual. Today they could exceed 50%, estimates the professor, who adds another variable to the phenomenon. In the current scenario of the country, where new forms of private management converge, it is necessary to insist on training on the Family Code in force as “recognizing matrimonial life is also a way to offer protection." This dissertation [...]

Habano Festival 2025 concludes with more successes and good omens By Daily Pérez Guillén The most important premium cigars event in the world once again brought positive results for Cuba. On the last gala night of the 25th Habano Festival alone, the usual auction, which this time featured six exclusive humidors, raised the sum of 17,940,000 euros. These funds are destined entirely to the Cuban National Health System, Habanos S.A. executives and Cuban government authorities assure. The humidor commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Behike Line was sold for 4.6 million euros, the most expensive in history. The rest of those auctioned represented each of the firm's global brands: Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Partagás, Hoyo de Monterrey and H. Upmann. Three humidors were displayed as “surprises,” dedicated to brands celebrating anniversaries in 2025: Punch, Juan López and La Gloria Cubana. The evening dedicated to the Behike line of the Cohiba [...]