De Breuk WILLEMSTAD – Gerard Spong heeft vandaag zijn nieuwste boek ‘De Breuk’ gepresenteerd op Curacao. Spong is strafrechtadvocaat in Amsterdam. Zijn advocatenkantoor Spong Advocaten is geassocieerd met SMS Attorneys at Law te Curacao. Recentelijk heeft Spong zijn veertigjarig jubileum als advocaat gevierd. Van zijn hand verscheen ‘De Breuk’, een juridische thriller gebaseerd op ware… Continue reading GERARD SPONG SIGNEERT ZIJN BOEK IN CURACAO
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LIBERALIZATION IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Telecom first, airlines to follow suit The government of the Netherlands Antilles has been in favor of liberalizing the telecommunication market for may years now. Liberalization of the telecom market means opening it up to domestic and foreign competition, subject to certain regulatory principles. Basically, liberalization means competition; competition means price levels determined by the… Continue reading LIBERALIZATION IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
THE CREDIT CRUNCH, THE ECONOMIC RECESSION AND MAJOR FRAUDS SCHEMES
Lawyers are having a heyday Many countries, companies and private individuals are suffering severely from the credit crunch, the economic recession and the various fraud schemes (Madoff, Stanford, Enron, etc.). However, what causes misery to some represents opportunity to others, in this case, the lawyers. The financial meltdown, for instance, has resulted in governments interfering… Continue reading THE CREDIT CRUNCH, THE ECONOMIC RECESSION AND MAJOR FRAUDS SCHEMES
PLC CROSS BORDER LAW FIRM RECOMMENDATIONS
Netherlands Antilles According to PLC Cross Border (Which lawyer?), Spigthoff Attorneys & Tax Advisers is one of two firms dominating the Netherlands Antilles market for international work, both on- and offshore. Spigthoff ranks high in corporate / M&A and dispute resolution. Martijn Welten, who specialises in corporate law, mergers & aquisitions and corporate litigation, is (highly)… Continue reading PLC CROSS BORDER LAW FIRM RECOMMENDATIONS
THE DISMISSAL OF A TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Dismissal not always at the sole discretion of the judge A Netherlands Antilles bankruptcy judge may at any time after having heard or after having properly summoned the trustee in bankruptcy, dismiss the trustee and replace him by one or more other trustees. This may be done at the request of the debtor, the trustee… Continue reading THE DISMISSAL OF A TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
CHURANDY MARTINA WINS SILVER ON 200M IN BEIJING, BUT…
was wrongly disqualified On 20 August 2008, Churandy Martina won the silver medal in the 200 metres at the Olympics behind Usain Bolt in 19.82 seconds, the first time he had run sub-20s. He was the first medal winner for the Netherlands Antilles after Jan Boersma won silver in sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.… Continue reading CHURANDY MARTINA WINS SILVER ON 200M IN BEIJING, BUT…