Feitelijk leidinggeven aan een door een rechtspersoon begaan strafbaar feit De Hoge Raad (ECLI:NL:HR:2016:733) heeft vandaag een belangrijke uitspraak gedaan wat betreft de strafrechtelijke aansprakelijkheid van degene die feitelijk leiding heeft gegeven aan een door een rechtspersoon gepleegd strafbaar feit. 3.1.1. In deze zaak staat in enkele middelen het feitelijke leidinggeven aan een door een rechtspersoon… Continue reading FEITELIJK LEIDINGGEVEN
SUPERVISORY DIRECTORS ARE A TYPE OF BAYWATCHERS
When you dress a lizard in a suit you will have trouble with his tail! A seminar on Financial Institutions and their Supervisor was held in Aruba on Wednesday April 20, 2016. The seminar was organized by the Aruba Bankers’ Association & Insurance Association of Aruba. I was one of the keynote speakers and delivered… Continue reading SUPERVISORY DIRECTORS ARE A TYPE OF BAYWATCHERS
OVERZICHT PRIVAATRECHTELIJKE RECHTSPERSONEN
Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten en de BES-eilanden Aruba Aruba kent de naamloze vennootschap (NV), de Aruba Vrijgestelde Vennootschap (AVV), de Vennootschap met Beperkte Aansprakelijkheid (VBA), de vereniging, de coöperatieve vereniging, de onderlinge waarborgmaatschappij en de stichting. De NV is geregeld in het Wetboek van Koophandel van Aruba en daarin is sedert 1 juli 1988 ook… Continue reading OVERZICHT PRIVAATRECHTELIJKE RECHTSPERSONEN
IMPACT OF LIABILITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTOR
Curaçao law cannot ‘break through’ to a legal relationship governed by foreign law Under Section 2:17 subsection 1 of the Curaçao Civil Code, the liability of a legal entity as a managing director of another legal entity (the direct or 1st degree director) also rests jointly and severally on each person who at the time… Continue reading IMPACT OF LIABILITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTOR
LANDSVERORDENING OPTIMALISERING OVERHEIDSGELIEERDE ENTITEITEN
Landsverordening bange bestuurders? Hierna volgen samengevat enkele punten uit de PAO-cursus die ik op 17 maart 2016 heb gegeven. De hele tekst is te vinden door hier te klikken. Op pagina 14 begint het stuk over het ontwerp van de landsverordening. Op 15 september 2015 is het ontwerp van de ‘Landsverordening optimalisering overheidsgelieerde entiteiten’ bij… Continue reading LANDSVERORDENING OPTIMALISERING OVERHEIDSGELIEERDE ENTITEITEN
CHAMBERS GLOBAL 2016 LEGAL RANKINGS RELEASED
Karel Frielink ranked Band 1 again Once again I have been selected as a ranked lawyer in Chambers Global 2016 identifying me as one of the best lawyers in the Dutch Caribbean (click here). The Chambers Guides have been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990, and now cover 185 jurisdictions throughout the… Continue reading CHAMBERS GLOBAL 2016 LEGAL RANKINGS RELEASED
$1.3 BILLION SETTLEMENT OF FORTIS INVESTOR ACTIONS
Interesting post by Kevin LaCroix (The D&O Diary) “In what is by far the largest investor settlement ever under the Dutch collective settlement procedures, several shareholder foundations have reached an agreement to settle the Fortis shareholder claims for a total of €1.204 billion ($1.3 billion). The shareholder foundations’ settlement with Ageas, as Fortis is now… Continue reading $1.3 BILLION SETTLEMENT OF FORTIS INVESTOR ACTIONS
PRELIMINARY RELIEF PROCEEDINGS
When a case needs an urgent decision The procedure for provisional measures in summary proceedings (kort geding), a.k.a. preliminary relief proceedings or interlocutory proceedings, is an interim injunction procedure before the court. Such proceedings, under Dutch Caribbean law, are aimed at obtaining temporary instructions from the court, not at receiving a final decision in the… Continue reading PRELIMINARY RELIEF PROCEEDINGS
THE BINDING EFFECT OF JUDGMENTS
Limited to the parties involved in the proceedings Court decisions, even decisions by the Dutch Supreme Court, are not binding on courts when deciding future cases. However, the Code of Civil Procedure prevents parties from litigating twice on the same legal issue. The principle that a final judgment of a competent court is conclusive upon… Continue reading THE BINDING EFFECT OF JUDGMENTS
BRIBERY
A criminal act With regard to anti-corruption the Criminal Codes of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the BES-islands include criminal acts such as fraud, bribery and abuse of authorities. The bribery offence closely resembles the bribery provisions under the Dutch Criminal Code. The Codes also stipulate regulations on criminal acts committed by judges, ministers, members… Continue reading BRIBERY
CONSULTATIE CODE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE NEDERLAND
Commissie presenteert voorstel De (Nederlandse) Monitoring Commissie Corporate Governance Code heeft vandaag een zogeheten consultatiedocument gepresenteerd. Daarin staan voorstellen voor herziening van de Nederlandse corporate governance code. Alle belanghebbenden en geïnteresseerden worden uitgenodigd om een reactie uit te brengen op dit consultatiedocument en deel te nemen aan het publieke debat omtrent de herziening van de… Continue reading CONSULTATIE CODE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE NEDERLAND
TRADE-BASED MONEY LAUNDERING
More Trade Transparency Units Needed Smuggling and trade fraud are on the rise, according to Viêt Nam News (27 October 2015). The Telegraph reports that the authorities in China have arrested 21 people on suspicion of defrauding almost one million Chinese investors of 50bn yuan (£5.3 billion) after an online peer-to-peer lender turned out to be… Continue reading TRADE-BASED MONEY LAUNDERING