RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS

Recognition is usually not a problem In the absence of an applicable treaty between foreign countries and the Dutch Caribbean, a judgment rendered by an international court from a country without a treaty will not be enforced by the courts of any Dutch Caribbean countries. In order to obtain a judgment which is enforceable in… Continue reading RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS

CURACAO AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF U.S. JUDGMENTS

Recognition and enforceability In the absence of an applicable treaty between foreign countries (for example the U.S.) and Curacao, a judgment (in a civil matter) rendered by a U.S. court will not be enforced by the courts of Curacao. The Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and the Kingdom… Continue reading CURACAO AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF U.S. JUDGMENTS

THE ENFORCEMENT OF A JUDGEMENT BY THE COURTS IN ST. MAARTEN

Judgments are immediately enforceable most of the time According to Article 55, par. 1 of the St. Maarten Code of Civil Procedure, opposition (in the case of a default judgment) or appeal (in the event of adversarial proceedings) prevent the enforcement (execution) of a judgment unless the decision is ‘enforceable notwithstanding opposition or appeal’ a.k.a.… Continue reading THE ENFORCEMENT OF A JUDGEMENT BY THE COURTS IN ST. MAARTEN

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