Staatsrechtelijk is het simpel en moeilijk tegelijk Op de Naar mijn mening-pagina is vandaag een stukje geplaatst naar aanleiding van de recente (staatsrechtelijke) ontwikkelingen in Sint Maarten. Karel Frielink (14 oktober 2015) . Ps (16 October 2015) The second Vice President of Parliament Hon. Cornelius de Weever, on Thursday, 15th October, has sent a letter… Continue reading HET STAATSRECHT VAN SINT MAARTEN
Category: Legal
THE DIFFICULTY OF ENFORCING JUDGMENTS
Michael Redman on the challenges of enforcing judgments Michael Redman of Burford Capital has written an interesting article on the challenges of enforcing judgments, which was published in the October 2015 issue of Litigation Funding (click here). As far as the Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba) is concerned, the… Continue reading THE DIFFICULTY OF ENFORCING JUDGMENTS
ATTACHMENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF CURACAO (part II)
Defendant has to show that the claim is invalid Article 705, Paragraph 2 of the Curaçao Code of Civil Procedure states that the lifting of an attachment may be ordered if it appears summarily that the claim is invalid. According to existing case law of the Dutch Supreme Court (see for instance Supreme Court dd… Continue reading ATTACHMENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF CURACAO (part II)
EEN ZHO VOOR EEN BETER MILIEU
Bestuurlijke handhaving moet worden verbeterd Bestuurlijke handhaving kan soms problematisch zijn als die in handen ligt van een minister of van diens ambtenaren. Ministers zijn lang niet altijd onafhankelijk en kunnen zich, zeker in kleine gemeenschappen, door ‘friends & family’ en andere dan objectieve belangen laten beïnvloeden. Voor ambtenaren van een departement of ministerie geldt… Continue reading EEN ZHO VOOR EEN BETER MILIEU
ATTACHMENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF CURACAO (part I)
Freezing assets is rather easy Under Curaçao law any party with a prima facie claim may file a petition for a court order granting an attachment, which petitions are generally granted, solely based on the allegations in the petition. It is not required, under Curaçao law, that the litigant needs to demonstrate that, in absence… Continue reading ATTACHMENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF CURACAO (part I)
OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET ME
Amsterdam, The Hague & Vienna I am going to attend the following conferences: Consular Conference – The Hague, 22 September 2015 InterExpo / 20th Trade Mission – Amstel Hotel Amsterdam, 23 – 25 September 2015 International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), FraudNet Conference – Vienna, Austria, 1 – 3 October 2015 IBA (International Bar Association) International Conference… Continue reading OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET ME
FRAUD (part II)
Legal forms of fraud The person who forges a diploma, agreement or identity document is guilty of a criminal offence. Although the concept of ‘fraud’ is only mentioned in relation to human trade in the Criminal Code of Curaçao, there are various offences which can have a relationship with fraud in the sense meant herein:… Continue reading FRAUD (part II)
FRAUD (part I)
Curaçao Fraud is an everyday occurrence. It is of all times, and a phenomenon that happens in every country. In discussions about fraud (and corruption) in Curaçao you regularly see that people refer to other countries, in particular to the Netherlands, to downplay this phenomenon here somewhat. The small number of criminal prosecutions and convictions… Continue reading FRAUD (part I)
FRAUDNET – THE POWER OF ONE GLOBAL NETWORK
FraudNet in action According to The Irish Times, lawyer Antenor Pereira Madruga Filho (a member of FraudNet) is hired by the Irish Government to represent it in a high-profile case involving a lawyer who fled Ireland in 2007 with debts of €80m. The lawyer was arrested in Brazil almost two years ago and has been… Continue reading FRAUDNET – THE POWER OF ONE GLOBAL NETWORK
PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS IN CURACAO
Differences with the United States Curaçao civil proceedings differ substantially from those in the United States. In Curaçao there are, for instance, no juries. In principle, legal proceedings are basically conducted in writing. Oral pleadings are customary in preliminary relief proceedings, but optional in proceedings on the merits. Discovery proceedings like those in the United… Continue reading PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS IN CURACAO
BZSE ADVOCATEN CURACAO
Ondernemingsrecht en financieel recht BZSE Advocaten en Belastingadviseurs heeft vestigingen in St. Maarten en Curaçao. Het werkterrein van het kantoor omvat echter ook Aruba, Bonaire, St. Eustatius en Saba. In het kantoor te St. Maarten werken vijf partners en in het kantoor Curaçao twee. De Curaçaose partners zijn Karel Frielink en Jaap Maris. Karel is… Continue reading BZSE ADVOCATEN CURACAO
THE CONCEPT OF LIABILITY IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
A three-part distinction With regard to liability a three-part distinction can be made. The first distinction relates to the basis of the liability: liability pursuant to a contractual relationship (the attributable failure in this respect) and liability pursuant to a wrongful act. Another distinction relates to the personal liability (thus for the party’s own actions… Continue reading THE CONCEPT OF LIABILITY IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN