Curacao economic country survey inserted in the New York Post In May 2009, United International Press (UIP) issued a special bulletin on Curacao, the Netherlands Antilles, in an insert in the New York Post. UIP has also placed the bulletin on its website. Curacao is described as a Caribbean Hub with Investment Appeal. Amongst various government… Continue reading SPOTLIGHT ON CURACAO
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PLC CROSS BORDER LAW FIRM RECOMMENDATIONS
Netherlands Antilles According to PLC Cross Border (Which lawyer?), Spigthoff Attorneys & Tax Advisers is one of two firms dominating the Netherlands Antilles market for international work, both on- and offshore. Spigthoff ranks high in corporate / M&A and dispute resolution. Martijn Welten, who specialises in corporate law, mergers & aquisitions and corporate litigation, is (highly)… Continue reading PLC CROSS BORDER LAW FIRM RECOMMENDATIONS
SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
This is done by a bailiff What is the procedure for the service of foreign proceedings under Netherlands Antilles procedural law for a company having its registered address in, for instance Curaçao? Under Netherlands Antilles procedural law, the service of proceedings on a Netherlands Antilles legal person will be done by means of a bailiff’s… Continue reading SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
A JOINDER BETWEEN PARTIES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
An interest must be proved When two parties are involved in legal proceedings a third party may request permission to join the proceedings thereby to joining with one party in raising defense against the other (‘voeging’). Alternatively, a third party may request permission to intervene (‘tussenkomen‘) in pending proceedings, in which case neither party is… Continue reading A JOINDER BETWEEN PARTIES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
EMERGENCY MEASURES FOR CREDIT INSTITUTIONS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
The Central Bank has certain regulatory powers Not all banks perform well. Sometimes things go wrong. In the Netherlands Antilles the Central Bank has certain powers to take over control, if necessary. The Central Bank may request the Court of First Instance to subject a bank (credit institution) to the emergency measure pursuant to Article… Continue reading EMERGENCY MEASURES FOR CREDIT INSTITUTIONS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
INVESTMENT COMPANY REGULATIONS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Holding companies are not investing An investment company (NV or BV) is a company that raises or obtains pecuniary means or other property to be used for collective investment with the objective of allowing the participants to benefit from the revenues of those investments. The Netherlands Antilles National Ordinance on the Supervision of Investment Institutions… Continue reading INVESTMENT COMPANY REGULATIONS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
TRUST COMPANIES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Rendering trust services without a license is prohibited Many international group structures include one or more Dutch Caribbean legal entities or partnerships. The main reasons for this are the internationally competitive conditions for business development in the area of corporate law, the tax system, and the well-developed professional financial services industry of the Netherlands Antilles.… Continue reading TRUST COMPANIES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
ORDINARY VERSUS SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Interlocutory or summary proceedings provide for immediate relief Article 110 of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Code of Civil Procedure (‘the Code’) provides that all adversarial proceedings shall be initiated by means of a petition to the court of first instance. Proceedings so initiated are ordinary proceedings a.k.a. proceedings on the merits. A petitioner may… Continue reading ORDINARY VERSUS SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
It serves the whole Kingdom The Kingdom of the Netherlands is comprised of three separate jurisdictions, the Netherlands (i.e.: the part of the Kingdom located in North Western Europe), the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba have their own code of civil procedure, which in certain respects is similar, but not identical… Continue reading THE SUPREME COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
STANDARDS OF DUE PROCESS IN THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA
The Supreme Court applies strict standards The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (‘EVRM’), including Article 6, which safeguards the right of due process, applies to the standards of due process applicable in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Article 6, first sentence, EVRM, reads as follows: “In the determination of… Continue reading STANDARDS OF DUE PROCESS IN THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA
RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS IN OR OUTSIDE THE COURT?
Arbitration A party can initiate legal proceedings in a court of law to solve a legal dispute. Alternatively, the parties may opt to appoint one or more persons (arbitrators) to decide on the dispute and by whose decision they both agree to be bound. Why would one opt for binding dispute resolution (arbitration) over regular… Continue reading RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS IN OR OUTSIDE THE COURT?