MIJN JURIDISCHE OOGST IN 2025

Al mijn 2025 publicaties op een rij

Ik leer veel van anderen, maar ik geef ook wat terug aan de juridische gemeenschap. Dit is de oogst van 2025:

K. Frielink, ‘De geschillenregelingen in de Caribische delen van het Koninkrijk en Suriname’, in: C.D.J. Bulten, N. Kreileman, G.C. Makkink en M.P. Nieuwe Weme (red.), Handboek Geschillenregeling, Deventer: Wolters Kluwer 2025, hoofdstuk 24.

K. Frielink, ‘De enquêteregelingen in de Caribische delen van het Koninkrijk en Suriname’, in: P.E. de Kort en G.C.C. Lewin (red.), Lex De Boer. Bijzonderheden van de Burgerlijk Wetboeken van het Caribisch deel van het Koninkrijk en Suriname, Deventer: …
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09
Dec 2025
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COMPANY LAW IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN AND SURINAME

Five more or less similar corporate codes

The Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprises Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba (the BES islands) have a joint corporate code (Book 2 of the Civil Code). In Sint Maarten, Book 2 of the Civil Code applicable there was amended on November 20, 2019, and the same amendments (with a few differences) were implemented in Curaçao on January 1, 2021. On January 1, 2021, a Book 2 of the Civil Code came into force in Aruba, which has a slightly different structure …
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09
Sep 2025
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Corporate

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THANK YOU ChatGPT – YOU NAILED IT!

I asked the question and the answer came in seconds!

“Karel Frielink is considered a top lawyer primarily because of his deep expertise, influential legal work, and leadership in the Dutch Caribbean legal landscape, especially in Curaçao and other parts of the former Netherlands Antilles. Here’s a breakdown of why he is held in high regard:

𝟏. 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞

Corporate Law & Governance: Frielink is highly regarded for his work in corporate and commercial law, particularly in governance, compliance, and insolvency matters.

Litigation & Arbitration: He has represented major clients in complex legal disputes, both in court and …
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04
Aug 2025
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ONDERNEMINGSRECHTELIJKE GESCHILLEN

De bundel met mijn bijdrage is vanaf nu verkrijgbaar

Kroniek Caribische en Surinaamse ondernemingsrechtelijke geschillen 2019-2024

Mr. dr. K. Frielink

1 Inleiding / 121

2 Enquêterecht / 122 2.1 De wettelijke regeling / 122 2.2 Indirecte aandelenbelangen / 123 2.3 Geen enquêtesubject / 124 2.4 Gelasten enquête niet opportuun / 125 2.5 Wel wanbeleid, geen voorzieningen / 128 2.6 Voor wie ligt het onderzoeksverslag ter inzage? / 129 2.7 Ontbinding van de vennootschap? / 131

3 Bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid / 132 3.1 Inleiding / 132 3.2 Verzekeraar versus een kleine supermarkt / 133 3.3 Vereffening, bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid en matiging / 138

4 Meerderheids- …
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31
Jul 2025
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SURINAAMS ONDERNEMINGSRECHT

Op zoek naar kennis en ervaring? Tap bij de bron!

Voor iedereen in Suriname en daarbuiten die meer wil weten over het op 1 mei 2025 ingevoerde Boek 2 Burgerlijk Wetboek (Rechtspersonen) en het Surinaamse ondernemingsrecht in bredere zin, hieronder staat een overzicht van de meest actuele publicaties van mijn hand. Met ingang van 2023 heb ik in mijn publicaties geanticipeerd op de invoering van dit wetboek. Actueler kun je het niet krijgen.

K. Frielink, Kort begrip van het Nederlands Caribisch en Surinaams Rechtspersonenrecht (2e herziene druk), Deventer: Wolters Kluwer 2023, 540 p.

K. Frielink, ‘Het toepassingsbereik van het enquêterecht …
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04
Jul 2025
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KAREL’S 20-YEAR BLOGGING ANNIVERSARY

Today I’m celebrating my 20-year blogging anniversary

Throughout the blog’s 20-year existence, my core focus has remained the same: sharing knowledge about Dutch Caribbean corporate law and finance law. In recent years, the law of Suriname has been added. This addition is also reflected in my academic publications in recent years.

Pages on my weblog that I want to mention specifically are the page with an overview of my presentations and lectures (most of them in Dutch), an overview of my academic publications (in Dutch) and an overview of Read the rest »

01
Jun 2025
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CHAMBERS GLOBAL 2025 LEGAL RANKINGS RELEASED

Karel Frielink ranked Band 1 for the 16th time: “He is incredibly knowledgeable.”

Once again, I have been selected as a ranked lawyer in Chambers Global 2025, identifying me as one of the best lawyers in the Dutch Caribbean.

Chambers and Partners: “Karel Frielink is a leading lawyer who advises on a wide range of matters including commercial transactions, corporate governance and disputes. He is also the Dutch Caribbean representative of asset-tracing legal network ICC FraudNet.” (Emeritus member of FraudNet)

“Strengths: Karel Frielink is an extremely helpful individual who always makes time for you and responds promptly. Moreover, he is …
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13
Feb 2025
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025

BZSE Attorneys at Law in Curacao celebrates its 10th anniversary

They were ten exciting and challenging years, with many unique cases and fascinating people. Every reason to keep going full steam ahead. For us, success is always the result of teamwork. We thank everyone who contributed to our success!

This photo is of an office building that really exists. In fact, this is our office in Curacao.

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01
Jan 2025
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CHATGPT ON KAREL FRIELINK

This is what ChatGPT has to say about me

Karel Frielink is a prominent Dutch Caribbean attorney, known for his expertise in finance, corporate law, corporate governance, and complex fraud and asset recovery cases. Based in Curaçao, he leads BZSE Attorneys at Law in the Caribbean and has been active as a lawyer since 1989. He is also an emeritus member of FraudNet, an elite network of lawyers specializing in cross-border fraud and asset recovery. As an advocate for transparency and accountability in governance, he has chaired the revision of Bonaire’s Corporate Governance Code, aimed at enhancing business practices in …
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31
Oct 2024
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35 JAAR ADVOCAAT – 35 YEARS BEING AN ATTORNEY

Ik vier dat door gewoon door te werken / I celebrate that with just continuing to work

Of je daarvoor nou wel of niet de vlag uithangt, vandaag ben ik 35 jaar advocaat. En als je cliënten, vakgenoten en andere professionals mag geloven, dan ben ik erg goed in mijn vak. Mijn CV mag er wellicht indrukwekkend uitzien, maar je kunt het pas goed beoordelen als je het zelf hebt ervaren.

Whether you hang out the flag to celebrate or not, today I have been an attorney for 35 years. And if clients, peers and other professionals are to be …
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12
Sep 2024
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CORPORATE AND FINANCE LAW

EU/The Netherlands v the Dutch Caribbean and Suriname

Dutch legislation as regards, among other things, the law of legal entities (corporate law) and financial law has become extremely complex in recent years. This is partly due to the flood of European directives that EU member states must implement in their own legislation.

The law of legal entities and financial law in the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom looks a lot simpler. And that legislation is also simpler. This also applies to the Republic of Suriname. With the introduction of a new Civil Code in Suriname, that country’s legislation will be …
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19
Aug 2024
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35 JAAR ADVOCAAT – 35 YEARS BEING A LAWYER

Ik vier dat door gewoon door te werken

Over ongeveer een maand (12 september 2024) ben ik 35 jaar advocaat. In die jaren heb ik veel geleerd, ook buiten mijn vakgebied. Daarnaast heb ik behoorlijk wat boeken en artikelen geschreven over het ondernemingsrecht en financieel recht. Als docent aan de universiteit in Curacao heb ik gedurende twee decennia (en met veel enthousiasme) ook veel kennis aan anderen mogen overbrengen. Maar ik ben nog lang niet van plan te stoppen. Zoek je goede raad in zaken die betrekking hebben op het recht in de Caribische delen van het Koninkrijk neem dan …
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13
Aug 2024
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