PREMATURE TERMINATION OF A FIXED TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Take care!
If parties have agreed upon a fixed term employment contract and the employee wishes to resign before the term of the contract has expired, may the employee terminate his employment contract prematurely? Article 7A:1615e, paragraph 3 Civil Code of the Netherlands Antilles stipulates that an employment contract for a fixed term may only be [...]

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DUTCH CARIBBEAN LABOR LAW

More complex than you think!
Experience teaches us that it is often difficult for employers to deal with the often complex labor law legislation of the Netherlands Antilles in a practical manner. The legislation is not combined in one law or ordinance, but to complicate matters, it is spread out over the Civil Code (Book 7a), [...]

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THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF A DUTCH CARIBBEAN NV OR BV

A somewhat unique figure
The Managing Director (bestuurder) under the articles of incorporation of an NV or BV is a somewhat unique figure in Netherlands Antilles labor law due to the fact that he enjoys considerably less protection from a labor law perspective than a regular employee. In other words an employer can more easily dismiss a managing director [...]

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THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES PRIVATE FOUNDATION IN INTERNATIONAL PRIVACY AND ASSET PROTECTION STRUCTURES

Article published in Trusts & Trustees (Oxford Journals)
Trusts & Trustees is the leading international journal on trust law and practice. The most significant source of information in its field, the journal is essential for all trusts practitioners and lawyers. Maike Bergervoet and Jeroen Starreveld of Spigthoff Attorneys & Tax Advisers have written an article on [...]

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SEE YOU IN COURT?

Arbitration as an alternative for settling disputes in Curacao
Parties with a legal dispute can turn to the public court system to settle the dispute; however, instead of bringing a lawsuit in a public court, they can also opt for arbitration. Arbitration is a form of private dispute settlement in which the parties instruct one or [...]

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