11/12/2012 | Argentina

'Civil and Commercial court going against SC,' Alak attacks

05/01/2013 | Argentina

La Rural celebrates injunction, blasts Alak

The head of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA), Luis Etchevehere, celebrated the injunction issued by the Civil and Federal Trade Court, after assuring that he trusted the "statements" given against the expropriation of the La Rural grounds, and blasted Justice Minister Julio Alak.

05/12/2012 | Argentina

'Extension of Media Law injuction would be an uprising,' Alak

Justice Minister Julio Alak ratified today that the Government considers that the Media Law will be fully implemented by Friday, December 7th, and warned that if a court tries to extend the injuction in favour of Clarín Group, that would be an uprising against the nation and a conflict of powers.

06/12/2012 | Argentina

Judiciary asks government to avoid ‘pressure on judges’

Judiciary power asked today the national government to “exercise its faculties within the boundaries of the procedural rules and avoid using direct or indirect mechanisms to pressure judges thus affecting their independence," in a communiqué yesterday.

06/12/2012 | Argentina

Gov't requests ruling's annulment via 'per saltum'

Justice Minister Julio Alak assured that the ruling of the Civil and Commercial Court over the Media Law "confirmed what we have been claiming," and stated that the government "will call for the annulment of the ruling" via the "per saltum" resource.

05/10/2012 | Argentina

Gov't calls for Severo's 'serious accusations' to be investigated

Justice Minister Julio Alak said today that all hypotheses must be investigated regarding the kidnapping of witness Alfonso Severo on grounds of the reports he did following his reappearance, which he linked with the application of the media law.

15/10/2012 | Argentina

Gov't questions interim judges appointment system

Justice Minister Julio Alak communicated that the national government will ask the Supreme Court to review the Magistrates Council’s judge appointment system and declare null the current method used to designate interim judges, during a televised appearance.

22/11/2012 | Argentina

Media Law: Gov't blasts Clarín media group after petition of injunction extension

Justice Minister Julio Alak today assured that Clarín media group is seeking to get an “eternal injunction extension” after it yesterday asked the Supreme Court to extend the injunction, set to expire on December 7, currently freezing the Media Law that forces it to divest its holdings.

19/12/2011 | Argentina

Lorenzino does not foresee 'strangling of trade balance'

Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino said before Parliament today the government does not foresee a “strangling of the trade balance” for 2012, anticipating a positive result.

12/06/2012 | Argentina

'We are not pushing for pesification of contracts,' Alak

Justice Minister Julio Alak assured this morning that the Government is not planning “any pesification in contracts, nor for savings”, in the bill put forward for the reform of the Civil Code, to be debated by the Congress.

22/08/2012 | Argentina

Gov’t denies plan to void gated neighbourhoods

The head of the Victory Front's caucus in the Lower House, Deputy Agustín Rossi, and Justice Minister Julio Alak denied today the government was studying a draft bill to void all gated communities known as “country clubs”.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

Alak: 'FATF will not sanction Argentina over money laundering'

Justice Minister Julio Alak announced that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is not going to sanction Argentina over money laundering, after the country attended a meeting held by the organization in Paris.

10/03/2011 | Argentina

City, National Gov'ts clash over Avellaneda Park situation

City Mayor Mauricio Macri and Justice Minister Julio Alak clashed once more due to the illegal squatters conflict in the Avellaneda Park, as Macri called a press conference in order to accuse the National Government of “ignoring the law” and Alak replied that the matter “falls outside their jurisdiction.”

09/11/2011 | Argentina

Alak urges Senate to pass anti-money laundering bills before year's end

Justice Minister Julio Alak met with the Victory Front caucus in the Senate in order to push two anti-money laundering bills adding that the Government “expects to have both of them passed before year’s end.”