NEWSLETTER
Unacknowledged children to get more rights soon
- February 25, 2010 4:50 AM
Children born out of wedlock and who are unrecognized by their father may soon get more rights, thanks to an amendment in the Civil Code that parliament will handle Tuesday in a Central Committee meeting
Venezuelan assets at risk by lawsuit filed by Cuban MDs
- February 25, 2010 4:36 AM
Venezuela's assets abroad could be frozen if the Federal Court in Miami pronounces an unfavorable judgment against Cuba, Venezuela and the state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) for alleged conspiracy to force doctors and workers of the health mission called Barrio Adentro to work in conditions of "modern slaves."
Top professors in Curacao
- February 24, 2010 6:14 AM
For the seventeenth time, the best legal experts of the Kingdom gather to offer legal post graduate courses in Curaçao. From February 22 through 26, the University of the Netherlands Antilles and the Radboud University of Nijmegen organize three post-academic courses.
High Court quashes Loor's money-laundering conviction
- February 23, 2010 6:26 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The High Court in The Hague has quashed former police commissioner Marcel Loor's conviction for money-laundering and has referred this case back to the Joint Court of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba for retrial.
Ruling Possible This Month in Stanford Bankruptcy
- February 21, 2010 11:48 AM
A federal judge said Thursday he will try to rule this month on whether to put jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford's businesses under bankruptcy protection.
Buyers fail in effort to have Aquarius declared bankrupt
- February 09, 2010 4:34 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Thirteen U.S. residents have failed in their bid to have Aquarius Company Ltd. and Sabra N.V. declared bankrupt. A judge in the Court of First Instance ruled in favour of the developer and owners of Red Pond Estates on Monday.
Notary wants proof for accusations Karla-Omayra
- February 03, 2010 3:04 PM
Notary and deputy governor Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede wants to see proof from Pueblo Soberano-leader Helmin Wiels and Jules Eisden of Fuvareko within 24 hours for their accusations that the notary would have acted inaccurate with the right of pledge for the purchase of the training ship Karla-Omayra.
Rights of pledge on shares in a Netherlands Antilles company vis a vis rights of shareholder
- January 15, 2010 4:05 AM
On 24 December 2009 the Court of First Instance in Curacao rendered a summary judgment, whereby the issue was the appointment of a new managing director of a Netherlands Antilles company (the "Company") by a bank (the "Bank") as pledgee with voting rights on the shares in that Company.
Stanford Group Aruba declared bankrupt
- January 14, 2010 6:03 AM
On December 11, 2009 the Court of First Instance of Aruba declared Stanford Group Aruba N.V. bankrupt and appointed Jeannot de Cuba of law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne as bankruptcy trustee.
Excess subscription bonds IUH - Aqualectra collects 300 million
- January 14, 2010 5:50 AM
The bond issue of Integrated Utility Holding (IUH, “Aqualectra”) to which interested parties had less than three days to respond has turned out to be successful.
Court obligates transfer shares Rif Resort
- January 14, 2010 5:38 AM
The Court of First Instance awarded the buyout claim instituted by the “Stichting Beheer Aandelen Rif Resort Hotel” (Foundation Management Shares Rif Resort Hotel) against the joint minority shareholders by judgment of January 4.
ING not free from black list
- January 13, 2010 2:23 PM
AMSTERDAM - ING is still not released from a subsidiary bank that the United States put on the terror black list in 1996. For three and a half years the bankbanking-insurance company has been conducting an investigation into the transactions of its subsidiary on Curaçao: the National Caribbean Bank (NCB).
SEPARATION BETWEEN LEGAL AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
- January 11, 2010 5:33 AM
The beneficial owner of shares is not a shareholder
On March 1, 2004 the act on corporate law (Book 2 Netherlands Antilles Civil Code) became effective. The Act governs NVs (‘public limited liability company’) and BVs (‘private limited liability company’).
Yankee dollar
- January 08, 2010 5:55 AM
The discussion about switching from the Antillean guilder to the US dollar in Curaçao and St. Maarten when the Netherlands Antilles ceases to exist has died down somewhat since a symposium on the subject at the end of last year.
Complicated buy-out procedure (uitkoopprocedure) successfully conducted
- January 08, 2010 5:05 AM
Randolph Van Eps, Aike Krips and Yvo Peters of VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne successfully assisted Stichting Beheer Aandelen Rif Resort (the “Stichting”) in its request for buying out the minority shareholders in Rif Resort Hotel N.V. (Marriott Hotel).
Fifth lawyer at Bokkes Fontein
- January 06, 2010 10:12 AM
At the Joint Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Olga Kostrzewksi has been sworn in as a lawyer today.
Aqualectra signs agreement for expansion
- December 24, 2009 3:40 AM
Yesterday, the power company Aqualectra signed an agreement with NuCapital.
Merry Ex-mas
- December 17, 2009 8:59 AM
London firm Lloyd Platt & Company is offering divorce gift vouchers to entice clients.
According to the firm, Lloyd Platt & Company will issue gift vouchers for half an hour and an hour of legal advice through its website or by post after claiming to have been “inundated” by requests from clients.
Scheper leaves SMS
- December 17, 2009 4:49 AM
Attorney at law Gerrit Scheper is leaving Law Firm SMS-Advocaten. As per 1 January 2010 the firm will continue under the name SMS Attorneys at Law. As of this date Scheper is starting his own law firm.
Tensions financial sector Venezuela do not affect Curaçao directly
- December 14, 2009 4:27 AM
WILLEMSTAD/CARACAS — It is difficult to verify what is actually going on in the Venezuelan financial sector. President Hugo Chávez is unpredictable in his acting and it is a continuous anticipation as to which decision he will take.