Lawyer and author Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, president of the firm Guzmán Ariza, Attorneys at Law, has just published the third edition of his book “Procedures in Civil and Commercial Matters after the Reforms of Law 845 of 1978″, in celebration of 42 years since the law was decreed, on July 15, 1978.
This title, which is part of the Monografías de Editora Judicial Collection, was first published in 1981, reprinted in 1996 with a second edition published in 2010. This book is a classic of the Dominican legal bibliography, whose content has been updated and expanded to include the jurisprudence and doctrine of the last decade.
As a result of an extensive research, its content examines, critically and interpretively, the default procedure as modified by Law 845 of 1978 and, especially, those aspects that lend themselves to contradictory interpretations.
The author assumes that the default procedure constitutes a guarantee established by law for the benefit of the litigator who has not been heard in court. In addition, it deepens in the modes of protection available: the special procedure before the court, the particular requirements of the judgments issued in default and the appeal for opposition.
Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza is a lawyer, author, editor, and linguist. He currently manages the law firm Guzmán Ariza, is a member of the Dominican Academy of Language and is also editor of the Gaceta Judicial magazine and president of its editorial board.
He is author or co-author of the language of the Dominican Constitution; Models for SRL and EIRL; Directory of civil, commercial and real estate jurisprudence of the Dominican Republic; Real Estate Registry Law No. 108-05, with its modifications, regulations and complementary norms, settled and indexed; and the Dictionary of Dominican Spanish, among others.