VALIDLY REPRESENTING A CURACAO COMPANY

Extract and Articles are of importance Limited liability companies like the Curaçao NV or BV are legal entities. Whether or not a managing director has the authority to validly represent a company can be derived from the extract from the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce of Curaçao together with the articles of association… Continue reading VALIDLY REPRESENTING A CURACAO COMPANY

DE FUN FACTOR

Over plezier en vertrouwen Geen enkele cliënt zal zijn advocaat willen betalen voor het maken van grappen. En als advocaat hoef je ook helemaal niet grappig te zijn. En als een zaak ernstig van aard is dan mag je zelfs niet grappig zijn. Maar omdat zaken doorgaans meer dan enkele uren of dagen duren, is… Continue reading DE FUN FACTOR

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS IN CURACAO

Money laundering is prohibited Title XXXI of the Penal Code of Curaçao basically prohibits any type of money laundering. The National Ordinance on the Reporting of Unusual Transactions (NORUT) obliges service providers acting in the course of a business or profession, to report unusual transactions. The National Ordinance on Identification of clients when Rendering Services (NOIS)… Continue reading ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS IN CURACAO

IMPACT OF THE LIABILITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTOR (II)

2nd degree director as director of a foreign corporate director It appears from the 2011 ruling referred to by the Supreme Court that Section 2:11 of the Dutch Civil Code is applicable to the joint and several liability of a director of a Dutch legal entity being a director of another Dutch legal entity. The… Continue reading IMPACT OF THE LIABILITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTOR (II)

IMPACT OF THE LIABILITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTOR (I)

Liability of the 2nd degree director Under Section 2:17 subsection 1 of the Curaçao Civil Code, the liability of a legal entity as a director of another legal entity (the direct or 1st degree director) also rests jointly and severally on each person who at the time this liability arose for the legal entity was… Continue reading IMPACT OF THE LIABILITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTOR (I)

DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY IN CURACAO

Quasi-director may be held liable too The members of the board of managing directors are personally and severally liable towards the limited liability company (NV or BV) for any loss caused by the improper performance of duties. Each member of the board who proves that he cannot be blamed for such improper performance and that… Continue reading DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY IN CURACAO

FRIS EN FRUITIG

Over het verkopen van dorstlessers en advocaten Waarom koopt iemand frisdrank A wel, frisdrank B niet en frisdrank C af en toe? Een kwestie van smaak? Zeker. Een kwestie van prijs? Dat ook. Een kwestie van kwaliteit (en de hoeveelheid of juist het ontbreken van schadelijke ingrediënten)? Niet zelden. Een kwestie van gemoedstoestand? Zal ongetwijfeld… Continue reading FRIS EN FRUITIG

ASSET PROTECTION IN CURACAO

Curaçao: a jurisdiction not to be missed A Curaçao private foundation or a trust is often used for asset protection and privacy purposes. The Curaçao private foundation and the Curaçao trust must be set up by a notarial deed executed before a civil law notary in Curaçao. Both the private foundation and the trust are… Continue reading ASSET PROTECTION IN CURACAO

SERVICE OF PROCESS

A bailiff must be engaged What is the procedure for the service of foreign proceedings under the procedural laws of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba for a company having its registered address in one of those territories, for instance Curaçao? Under Curaçao procedural law, the service of proceedings on a Curaçao… Continue reading SERVICE OF PROCESS

THE COSTS OF LITIGATION

Parties have to bear their own attorney costs Under the laws of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba, generally speaking, each party has to bear its own attorney costs, except if there is an agreement in place between the parties providing for such compensation. Other costs related to proceedings are for instance… Continue reading THE COSTS OF LITIGATION

THE CURACAO TRUST

Can be used as protected or segregated cell company On 1 January 2012, new legislation entered into force according to which it is now possible to set up a trust (Curacao Trust) similar to the trust in Anglo-Saxon common law jurisdictions. The introduction of the Curacao Trust serves as an important instrument which could be… Continue reading THE CURACAO TRUST

CURACAOSE JONGEREN NAAR TENNISTOERNOOI IN DOMINICAANSE REPUBLIEK

Internationaal JITIC-kampioenschap Vandaag zijn 14 jeugdige tennisspelers voor ruim een week naar Santo Domingo vertrokken om mee te doen aan het regionale JITIC-kampioenschap (Junior International Tennis Championships). Het tennistoernooi vindt plaats van 3 tot 9 augustus 2013. Aan dit internationale tennistoernooi nemen verschillende landen in de regio deel. De host van het toernooi is de… Continue reading CURACAOSE JONGEREN NAAR TENNISTOERNOOI IN DOMINICAANSE REPUBLIEK