LIFTING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN ARUBA

Only under exceptional circumstances In terms of “piercing the corporate veil” and shareholders’ liability, the laws of the Netherlands and Aruba are nearly identical. As far as a tort matter concerns the laws of Aruba, Dutch case-law and Dutch legal literature should be considered as well. In exceptional cases shareholders of an Aruba company can… Continue reading LIFTING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN ARUBA

PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN ARUBA

Ignoring the legal personality of a company A shareholder is not personally liable for acts performed in the name of the company and is not liable to contribute to losses of the company in excess of the amount which he must pay to the company as contribution for his shares. There is therefore a legal… Continue reading PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN ARUBA

PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN

Ignoring the legal personality of a company A shareholder is not personally liable for acts performed in the name of the company and is not liable to contribute to losses of the company in excess of the amount which he must pay to the company as contribution for his shares. There is therefore a legal… Continue reading PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN