Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal
NEWSLETTER
Wilsoe revokes authority of Attorney General Dick Piar
- May 09, 2012 6:31 PM
WILLEMSTAD - A breach of confidence between Minister of Justice Elmer ‘Kadè’ Wilsoe and Attorney General Dick Piar led the minister to revoke the Attorney General’s authority as regards reciprocal legal assistance requests in criminal cases.
Public Prosecutor introduces HuRa (summary jurisdiction)
- May 09, 2012 6:11 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Burglaries, shopliftings and brawls are considered minor offences that often pile up because raids, firearm violence, drug smuggling and grievous bodily harm have priority. However, summary jurisdiction will change this.
MINISTER OF JUSTICE ECONOMICAL WITH THE TRUTH
- May 09, 2012 11:26 AM
Minister of Justice of Curacao should step down
The Antilliaans Dagblad today published the letter sent by Minister of Justice, Elmer ‘Kadè’ Wilsoe (PS), to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Eric H. Holder on 25 April 2012. From this letter it follows that Wilsoe tried to interfere with the investigation by the Public Prosecutor (OM) into Robbie Dos Santos, Ponsford Overseas and Tula Finance (the ‘Bientu’ investigation).
WOORD VAN DE WEEK: INTERVENTIE
- May 09, 2012 11:02 AM
Een moeilijk woord? Eigenlijk niet, maar als je naar de discussie daarover kijkt wordt in ieder geval de indruk gewekt dat je heel verschillend over dat woord kunt denken.
Parliamentary inquiry into Public Prosecutor wiretapping telephone lines
- May 09, 2012 10:35 AM
WILLEMSTAD - The announced parliamentary inquiry will possibly include the Public Prosecutor (OM) wiretapping telephone lines, Chairman of the Parliament, Ivar Asjes (PS) wrote in a letter to PNP-parliamentarian Humphrey Davelaar.
TelEm employees to seek legal advice
- May 09, 2012 10:30 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Employees who were denied "voluntary leave" by the TelEm Group of Companies reportedly are not taking the company's decision lightly and will seek legal advice on how to proceed.
Wilsoe requests direct interference of American authorities
- May 09, 2012 10:16 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Minister of Justice Elmer ‘Kadè’ Wilsoe (PS) also requested the direct interference of the American authorities with the criminal investigation against lottery boss Robbie dos Santos, who is suspected of fraud with lottery tickets, money laundering and tax evasion.
Attorney van Amersfoort sworn in
- May 08, 2012 8:54 PM
Today attorney at law Chris van Amersfoort of HBN Law was sworn in by the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in St. Maarten.
Premier must lift IT-manager’s oath of secrecy
- May 08, 2012 8:42 AM
WILLEMSTAD - If Minister-President Gerrit Schotte (MFK) believes in fair-play then he’ll also lift the oath of secrecy imposed on E.W., the IT-manager of the Intelligence Service Curaçao (VDC), so he can defend himself against the public imputations, Melrose Bloem (E.W.’s lawyer) said.
The importance of sharing information
- May 07, 2012 8:00 AM
The internet is an important source for finding legal information.
Governments, institutions and individuals have put legal resources on the World Wide Web. The number of statutes, court decisions and other legal documents available on the internet grows daily.
Internet is an ideal and cost-effective place to find a recent court decision, to track current legislative developments or to find out about any companies activities.
Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal asked mr. Karel Frielink, President of the Curacao Bar Association, to give his view on the importance of sharing legal information.
International and regional Dutch Caribbean law firms
- May 06, 2012 7:08 PM
The Dutch Caribbean holds only two law firms that qualify as true regional firms. These firms are VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne and HBN Law, both with their main office in Curaçao and further offices in Aruba, Bonaire and St. Maarten. These firms are ranked in terms of size (number of lawyers) at respectively no. 1 (VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne) and no. 2 (HBN Law) in the Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal (“DCLP”) 2012 law firm ranking.
Special tax regime for the BES Islands
- May 06, 2012 7:00 PM
Mr. Prem Radhakishun from Prem Radhakishun Advocaten at Amsterdam, talked about the new tax regime on the BES Islands on Radio 1 NL with Peter Kavelaars, Professor of Fiscal Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Alex Brenninkmeijer, the National Ombudsman. DCLP took the liberty to report and summarize the interview and asked mr. Emile Steevensz of Certa Legal Tax Dutch Caribbean to comment on this issue.
Toepassingsbereik herstelregeling van art. 31 Rv
- May 06, 2012 6:02 PM
HR 13 april 2012, LJN BV5549 (Palu di Mangel/Korpodeko)
Een onjuiste beslissing ten aanzien van de vraag of het griffierecht tijdig is betaald, is geen fout die zich leent voor eenvoudig herstel in de zin van art. 66 Rv Curaçao (art. 31 Rv NL).
First International Aviation Finance Summit about the Netherlands and Dutch Caribbean in Amsterdam 25 May
- May 06, 2012 5:46 PM
AMSTERDAM - Aeropodium is honoured to present the "New International Aviation Sales, Finance and Lease Opportunities in the Netherlands and Dutch Caribbean" summit on 25 May 2012 in Amsterdam.
Geschil over parallelhandel
- May 06, 2012 5:35 PM
In Hoger Beroep inzake een geschil over parallelhandel, betreffende afweging van het belang van het ongemoeid laten van identificatiecodes tegen het belang van geïntimeerde bij een vrije parallelhandel met gedecodeerde flessen, heeft het Hof geoordeeld dat het belang van appellant gering is en het vonnis bevestigd waarvan beroep.
Important changes to Curacao corporate law
- May 06, 2012 4:38 PM
Curaçao’s corporate law has been revised as of January 1, 2012. The changes are the first substantive changes to Curaçao’s corporate law since Book 2 of the Civil Code became law on March 1, 2004.
Derdenonderzoek belastingdienst bij trustkantoor en het (afgeleide) verschoningsrecht
- May 06, 2012 2:57 PM
HR 27 april 2012, LJN BV3426 (Tradman Netherlands B.V./Staat en Ontvanger)
Wanneer een trustkantoor informatie moet verstrekken aan de belastingdienst in het kader van een onderzoek naar cliënten van dat kantoor, komt aan het trustkantoor zelf geen verschoningsrecht toe, omdat het trustkantoor geen geheimhouder is in de zin van art. 53a AWR.
First Caribbean targets Dutch Caribbean Islands
- May 06, 2012 9:57 AM
PHILIPSBURG - New CEO of the First Caribbean Bank Rick Parkhill announced last week that the bank is now focusing on the Dutch Caribbean Islands through the retail banking service for domestic clients.
His comments can now be heard via PodCast.
Parliamentary inquiry on intelligence agency
- May 06, 2012 12:00 AM
WILLEMSTAD - A motion to conduct a parliamentary inquiry on the functioning of the Security Service of the former Netherlands Antilles VNA and its successor of country Curaçao VDC was adopted by the legislature early Saturday morning.
WIFOL’s ‘willing to talk’ with Simpson Bay Resort
- May 05, 2012 3:04 PM
PHILIPSBURG - The Workers Institute for Organised Labour (WIFOL) is “willing to talk” with the management of Simpson Bay Resort (SBR) about the situation with workers caught in the change over saga from Pelican Resort to SBR, said WIFOL leader Theophilus Thompson.