Urgency is a requirement Provisional measures may always be given in summary proceedings in civil cases if the claim meets the following three conditions: (i) there is an urgent interest at stake; (ii) the interests of both parties needs to be balanced; and (iii) the balancing of interests justifies a decision in summary proceedings. The… Continue reading SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN (II)
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SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN (I)
Attempting to obtain temporary instructions from the court The procedure for provisional measures in summary proceedings (in Dutch: kort geding), a.k.a. interlocutory proceedings, is an interim injunction procedure before the court. Such proceedings, under Netherlands Antilles law, are aimed at obtaining temporary instructions from the court, not at receiving a final decision in the case.… Continue reading SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN (I)