VAN TOP TOT TEPEL
Opening debuuttentoonstelling Wim van Asselen
Dames en heren!
“Wat je ziet, dat ben ik! ”, zei Wim afgelopen week tijdens een interview op de Curaçaose radio. De verslaggever probeerde er achter te komen of achter het werk van Wim misschien een diepere betekenis schuiltgaat. Een boodschap, of ten minste een thema.
Maar nee. Van een diepere betekenis of filosofische bespiegeling moest Wim niets hebben. Je ziet wat je ziet, en dat is het!
Een kunstenaar van de koude grond. Een autodidact die na een arbeidzaam leven van enkele decennia in maart 2013 gewoon is begonnen met schetsen en tekenen: potlood, houtskool, pastelkrijt …
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THE CURACAO BAR ASSOCIATION
Something about the early period
The Curaçao Bar Association was established on Saturday 11 June 1977 in the Ala Blancaroom of the Curaçao Plaza Hotel. The Bar is an association (with corporate personality) for advocates (attorneys, lawyers) practicing on the island. Erich Zielinski was the first President of the Bar; he resigned on 11 July 1978. The initial Board consisted of W. Knoppel (Vice-President), A. Richardson (Secretary) and R. Daantje (Treasurer).
The invitation to the Bar’s inaugural meeting concluded with the following sentence: “Could you please enter the date now in your diary with the request to your secretary to …
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BZSE ATTORNEYS AT LAW CURACAO
BZSE opened its doors in Curaçao
On 1 January 2015 the St. Maarten based law firm BZSE has opened its Curaçao office lead by Karel Frielink on Mahaaiweg 7a. With this BZSE strengthens its law and tax practice with a Curaçao base.
As of its incorporation, BZSE Attorneys at Law and Tax Advisers (St. Maarten) has been active throughout the Dutch Caribbean: Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba.
Quality, continuity and stability are the foundations of the personalized approach by BZSE. In both the civil law as well as in the tax practice, the attorneys and tax …
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BZSE ATTORNEYS AT LAW CURACAO
Counting down to 1 January 2015
As of its incorporation, BZSE Attorneys at Law and Tax Advisers (St. Maarten) has been active throughout the Dutch Caribbean: Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba. Quality, continuity and stability are the foundations of the personalized approach by BZSE. In both the civil law as well as in the tax practice, the attorneys and tax lawyers have many years of outstanding service in the Dutch Caribbean. Most of them have linked themselves permanently to Curaçao or St. Maarten.
A straightforward approach, as well as independence, integrity, quality, loyalty and team spirit are …
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KAREL FRIELINK WILL JOIN FORCES WITH BZSE ATTORNEYS AT LAW
BZSE Curaçao office will be opened January 1, 2015
Well-seasoned corporate and finance attorney Karel Frielink is joining BZSE Attorneys at Law and Tax Lawyers of St. Maarten and will set up and manage a Curaçao office of the firm. The office will open on January 1, 2015, and Frielink will serve as its managing partner.
“We are extremely excited to be opening a Curaçao office and to have Karel joining the firm, ” said Roeland Zwanikken, managing partner of BZSE in St. Maarten. “Karel is a great attorney, lauded for his technical knowledge and experience of the local (Aruba, …
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KAREL FRIELINK SLUIT ZICH AAN BIJ BZSE ADVOCATEN EN BELASTINGADVISEURS
BZSE Curaçao opent binnenkort haar deuren
Advocaat Karel Frielink treedt toe tot het team van BZSE Advocaten en Belastingadviseurs dat is gevestigd te Sint Maarten. Frielink zet een vestiging van BZSE in Curaçao op en wordt daar de managing partner. Het kantoor start op 1 januari 2015.
“We zijn bijzonder verheugd over de komst van Karel en met het nieuwe kantoor in Curaçao ”, aldus Roeland Zwanikken, managing partner van BZSE in St. Maarten. “Karel is een uitstekende advocaat die bekend staat om zijn juridische vaardigheden en ervaring in het Caribische deel van het Koninkrijk. Hij geniet alom waardering als expert …
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SABBATICAL STARTED 1 OCTOBER 2014
Three months to reflect
My sabbatical started on the 1st of October 2014. I will start a new law firm in Curaçao on the 1st of January 2015. Check my blog for an update in December 2014.
In the meantime, if you want to contact me, please do so via kfrielink@bzselaw.com.
Karel Frielink
(1 October 2014)
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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS AS A LAWYER
It is all about passion and commitment
Today I am celebrating that I was admitted to the Amsterdam Bar on 12 September 1989. I am a graduate of VU University in Amsterdam, 1989. After 8 years of practicing law for two different law firms in Amsterdam (one small, one large firm), I moved to Curaçao in October 1997. Currently, I belong to both the Amsterdam Bar (the Netherlands) and the Dutch Caribbean Bar.
I live in Curaçao (the Dutch Caribbean) with my wife, Carla, and our two daughters, Yvette and Pascale. Most people, including my clients, think that I am …
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MARTIJN WELTEN NEW MANAGING PARTNER SPIGT DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Karel Frielink is leaving firm after 15 years
(Summary in English below)
PERSBERICHT van Spigt Dutch Caribbean van 9 september 2014
Karel Frielink vertrekt bij Spigt Dutch Caribbean, Martijn Welten nieuwe managing partner.
Per 1 oktober 2014 vertrekt Karel Frielink bij Spigt Dutch Caribbean Advocaten en Belastingadviseurs. Martijn Welten zal met ingang van die datum de nieuwe managing partner van het kantoor worden.
Karel Frielink is bijna 15 jaar verbonden geweest aan Spigt Dutch Caribbean. Na een sabbatical van enkele maanden zal hij zich begin 2015 zelfstandig vestigen als advocaat. Zoals hij het zelf zegt: “Nu ik net vijftig ben …
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ARUBA, CURACAO AND ST. MAARTEN AND THEIR CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS
Abstract rules are the starting point
Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten are autonomous parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is composed of four parts: (i) the Kingdom in Europe (popularly known as Holland, north of Belgium and west of Germany) and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela), (ii) Aruba, (iii) Curaçao and (iv) St. Maarten. Within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten (also in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela) are autonomous except for matters of defense and foreign affairs.
Civil law as a …
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I TURNED 50 TODAY!
Most stuff still works
I am happy and still enjoy life. I will keep on working to make Curaçao a better place to live for all human beings irrespective of their color, culture, race, nationality, language, religion, belief, age or sexual orientation.
I will spend my birthday with my wife, daughters and parents… and not on Facebook.
I have asked my family and friends to make a contribution to the “Akademia di Beisbòl Bandabou Tigers” in Curaçao in lieu of a birthday gift. And if you feel like contributing to this cause, please send an email for …
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