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DCLP Top 10 Law Firms Bonaire 2013
- June 10, 2013 9:41 PM
Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal stelt jaarlijks een lijst samen van de Top 25 advocatenkantoren van de Dutch Caribbean en van de afzonderlijke eilanden Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire en St. Maarten. De basis daarvoor is het aantal advocaten, exclusief fiscalisten, notarieel medewerkers en para-legals.
Heden is de DCLP Top 10 Advocatenkantoren Bonaire 2013 gepubliceerd.
Law Firms Quality Rankings Chambers for Curacao 2013
- March 15, 2013 11:23 PM
Every spring legal publishers present their view on the global market for legal services. In their so called “legal directories”, they provide information for potential buyers of legal services, ranking law firms and their individual attorneys according to their credentials and experience.
Comments or interesting articles?
- December 11, 2012 4:36 PM
Construction teams a solution?
- June 14, 2012 2:48 PM
Interview with Madelaine Aanstoot and Bram Reinke, both attorneys-at-law of HBN Law, Cees den Heijer of Architect DenHeijer and Maurick Wolf of Wolf Bouwmanagement
During a nice conversation at the porch of one of the most beautiful houses on Curacao at the Spanish Water, designed by Cees den Heijer, along with a good glass of wine and some Old Dutch cheese cubes, one realises once more life isn’t bad at all. Unfortunately “the outside world” isn’t always that colourful and is also home to troubles, disputes and discontent. It is a vehicle of opportunities but also of risks.
Criminal law: Projectteam Prof. De Doelder, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
- June 11, 2012 5:40 PM
Het projectteam van prof. Hans de Doelder (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) houdt zich momenteel bezig met de herziening van het Wetboek van Strafvordering van de (voormalige) Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba.
Bientu case continued: "If he repent, forgive him"
- May 26, 2012 4:36 PM
As already mentioned in an earlier newspost Minister Elmer Wilsoe (Justice) has sent a new letter – dated 22 May 2012 - to the Parliament of Curacao in which he declares that the Bientu-research should be stopped because Robbie dos Santos makes use of the new voluntary disclosure scheme – the so called Repentance Regulation (Inkeerregeling).
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.