Proceedings in various jurisdictions Sometimes cases which are strongly interrelated to each other are brought before different courts. For instance you instigate proceedings with the court in Curacao and your counterparty instigates proceedings at the same time against you before the court in Aruba or in Sint Maarten. If the merits of the case involve… Continue reading LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 6)
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LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 5)
Duty to submit exhibits It can of course happen that it is not a plaintiff but the defendant or a third party who has the documents by which the plaintiff can prove the existence and extent of his claim. There is a separate procedure by which such documents can be demanded. This procedure, better known… Continue reading LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 5)
LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 4)
Statement of Defense As the defending party you have to put up a defense (Statement of Defense) and in this regard this statement should not only be clear and complete but you should also know for instance what formal defenses you should advance. With regard to the latter for instance the plea of limitation of… Continue reading LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 4)
LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 3)
Foreign law It often happens that for instance the court in Curacao has jurisdiction to hear a case but the claim is governed by the law of another country. In that case the court must be informed of the contents of that foreign law by the parties. Obviously, before you institute these proceedings you must… Continue reading LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 3)
LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 2)
Which court is competent to hear the case? In order to answer the question of which court you should bring your action before, the type of claim can also be important. In Curacao you must bring your claim for collection of a sum of money or a dispute involving a take-over contract before the Court… Continue reading LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 2)
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LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 1)
Everything boils down to knowledge and experience Litigation appears to be simple. For instance you have a monetary claim on someone (a private person or an enterprise) and you ask the court to determine in a judgment that you indeed have this claim. And you ask the court that the counterparty be ordered to pay… Continue reading LITIGATION IS A SKILLED PROFESSION (part 1)
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS QUALITY RANKINGS 2013
Spigt Dutch Caribbean still a number 1 firm International publisher Chambers and Partners published its global ranking of law firms ‘Chambers Global’ on 14 March 2013. In its survey Chambers Global 2013, Chambers and Partners ranks Spigt Dutch Caribbean as Leading Firm. Chambers in its survey: This corporate heavyweight continues to attract plaudits for its… Continue reading CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS QUALITY RANKINGS 2013
SYMPOSIUM ON 35 YEARS OF THE CURACAO BAR ASSOCIATION (16 NOVEMBER 2012)
Presentation by Karel Frielink – President (part 2) Civil Litigation Law should be better So now I will deal with the subject of this symposium. I begin straight away with a provoking statement: Our Civil Litigation Law should be better. This goes further than it ‘could’ be better. However, we shouldn’t only think about the… Continue reading SYMPOSIUM ON 35 YEARS OF THE CURACAO BAR ASSOCIATION (16 NOVEMBER 2012)
SYMPOSIUM ON 35 YEARS OF THE CURACAO BAR ASSOCIATION (16 NOVEMBER 2012)
Presentation by Karel Frielink – President (part 1) Ladies and gentlemen! Today the symposium on the “Seven years of the new Code of Civil Procedure” is taking place in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Curacao Bar Association. The 35-year existence of the Bar is an occasion for celebration which is quite rightly paid… Continue reading SYMPOSIUM ON 35 YEARS OF THE CURACAO BAR ASSOCIATION (16 NOVEMBER 2012)
LEGAL ACTION AGAINST A CURACAO TRUSTEE
Who can bring an action? If the trust assets have been prejudiced, the action can be brought by any co-trustee. Unless provided for to the contrary in the trust deed the action can also be brought by a protector or beneficiary on the understanding that the compensation is paid as soon as possible to a… Continue reading LEGAL ACTION AGAINST A CURACAO TRUSTEE
MY VIEW ON THE LIABILITY OF A CURACAO TRUSTEE
The Reference Trustee The trust originates from Anglo Saxon law. On designing the Curacao trust system the systems in other jurisdictions have obviously been studied. However, the Curacao trust is a civil law and not a common law trust. Therefore in answering the question of the (possible) extent of the liability as given shape in… Continue reading MY VIEW ON THE LIABILITY OF A CURACAO TRUSTEE