Will your Notary Public become the Police ? The Costa Rica legislature is currently debating an amendment to their drug law (Ley sobre estupefacientes, sustancias psicotrópicas, dorgas de uso no autorizado, actividades conexas legitimación de capitales y financimiento al terrorismo La

In Costa Rica the law establishes the minimum fees that Lawyers and Notaries may chage for their services.  They may charge more than the minimum fees but they are not allowed to charge below the minimum scale.   In Costa Rica there are more than 25,000 licensed lawyers and 9,000 of t

To be a Lawyer in Costa Rica you must graduate from one of the approved law schools in Costa Rica.   There is only one public university Law School, the Unviersity of Costa Rica School of Law and at least 15 private university law schools.   Students go straight in