NEWSLETTER
Tax treaty Aruba with Canada
- June 10, 2009 12:48 PM
ORANJESTAD — The Internal Revenue Service of Aruba reached an agreement with Canada on a tax treaty between both countries. At the end of May, the Internal Revenue Service SIAD welcomed a delegation from Canada to discuss this so-called Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA).
Grey skies in the Caribbean
- June 10, 2009 5:25 AM
The seas round the Cayman Islands may be blue, the sand white and the coral reefs a rainbow, but to the OECD, an economic group of rich countries, the Cayman Islands are grey. On May 14th the OECD ruled to keep the British colony on its list of unco-operative tax havens.
7-Eleven vs. 7-Alive
- June 08, 2009 10:48 AM
In its decision of 8 May 2009 the Supreme Court of The Netherlands (“Hoge Raad”) in The Hague largely dismissed the conclusion of the Advocate-General and reversed the appeal decision of the Court of Appeals of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in proceedings on the merits started by 7-Eleven, Inc. against a local convenience store in St. Maarten that is using a logo similar to its famous 7-Eleven logo (see photos).
No infringement of exclusive rights roadmap
- June 08, 2009 10:46 AM
Kris Kras Publishing may continue the distribution of the Smart D®iving Road Map on the island. That is what the Common Court of Justice decided Tuesday in appeal. The court deemed the road map not to be a ‘slavish imitation’ of the product that competitor Caribbean Cartographics distributes.
The truth will out
- June 08, 2009 9:28 AM
Current focus on the regulations surrounding offshore financial institutions is a diversionary tactic that deliberately misses the point, says Stephen Platt, chairman of BakerPlatt Group.
Results 2008 of Dutch Law firms
- June 03, 2009 12:30 PM
The trading results of the "Big Four" , De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Houthoff Buruma, Loyens & Loeff en NautaDutilh, have recently been made public. How were the results of autumn and winter 2008? Very diverse. The results can be called positive, but do show the beginning of a decline for 2009.
Luis Santine new Director of CIFA
- June 02, 2009 5:27 AM
Curaçao International Financial Services Association (CIFA) has a new director as of June 1: Mr. Luis G. Santine Jr. He is the successor of Mr. Lionel Anthony.
'We're in a bubble - and it is showing cracks'
- May 29, 2009 5:07 AM
Leading in-house and private practice lawyers in Venezuela acknowledged in meetings on Monday that while companies are still making money in the country, increasingly tough exchange control systems mean the future is looking even more precarious.
New lawyers St. Maarten
- May 27, 2009 12:53 PM
On May 8 lawyers Kim Huisman and Michael Snijder have been sworn in at the Joint Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Both of them will be working with law firm Bergman Zwanikken Snow Essed.
Bijleveld and De Jager present their view on E-zones
- May 26, 2009 5:46 AM
During the First Chamber debate on the political changes within the Kingdom this week, State Secretary Ank Bijleveld (Kingdom Relations, CDA) said that she agreed with State Secretary Jan Kees de Jager (Finance, CDA) that they would mutually forward a memorandum to the Chamber regarding the E-zones before this summer.
MeesPierson Trust Curaçao mentioned in fraude
- May 26, 2009 5:43 AM
Fortis-subsidiary MeesPierson on Curaçao is according to the Dutch Public Prosecutor involved in the construction of fraudulent tax routes via the Antilles.
The end of double taxation with Jamaica
- May 26, 2009 5:33 AM
The double taxation between the Netherlands Antilles and Jamaica will soon no longer exist. With the signing of the written agreements on this subject last Thursday in Jamaica, the conclusion of a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation between these two countries has reached its final stage.
Lawyers and banks as indicators
- May 19, 2009 6:27 AM
"With the establishment of the law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne on Bonaire, we have an indicator as to what is happening in both the general development and the economic development of the island. Usually, the government or one of its agencies or the business community says how the economy is doing. There is a chance that others will then react and say that it is not true. But there are indicators showing what is happening with the development and these are independent organizations. These are the banks and the law firms.”
Six new judges
- May 19, 2009 5:23 AM
The Council of Ministers for the Kingdom has agreed, on the proposal of State Secretary Ank Bijleveld Schouten (Kingdom Relations, CDA), to appoint six new judges. These judges are mr. I.K. van Acker, mr. M.T. Boerlage, mr. J.P. de Haan, mr. M. Keppels, mr. D. Thierry and mr. F.J.P. Veenhof.
New lawyer at Bokkes Fontein Attorneys
- May 11, 2009 6:47 AM
Yesterday a new lawyer has been sworn in at the Joint Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: Mr. Tristan Schonis.
New Lawyer Spigthoff Curaçao
- May 08, 2009 7:11 AM
Recently Mrs. Marja van der Lek has joined the firm Spigthoff Attorneys at Law and Tax Advisers Curacao.
Law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne believes in Bonaire
- May 08, 2009 7:00 AM
The law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne opens its doors in Bonaire in June 2009. The island of Bonaire, now still part of the Netherlands Antilles, but shortly a municipal of the Netherlands (BES), will thus be the first full service Netherlands Caribbean law firm, according to VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne.
Trade, education, and customs: Treaties with Jamaica
- May 07, 2009 7:19 AM
A delegation of the Netherlands Antilles will go to Jamaica next week for further negotiations regarding a treaty to avoid double taxation between the two countries. A Jamaican delegation visited Curaçao in January regarding the so-called Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTTA).
Receiver Calls Stanford Companies Confusing Web
- April 27, 2009 5:36 AM
Companies controlled by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford appear to have had approximately 200 different accounting systems, apparently part of a plan designed to prevent any one employee from fully understanding the scope of the business, according to a court filing.
Eric de Brabander meets Erich Zielinski
- April 20, 2009 10:06 AM
Curacao Legal Portal zal vanaf heden een serie interviews met bekende advocaten van de Nederlandse Antillen publiceren. Het eerste interview in deze serie is met Erich Zielinski.
Erich Zielinski, geboren op Bonaire, is sedert enkele decennia als advocaat op Curacao gevestigd en onder meer een van de oprichters van de Orde van Advocaten. Recentelijk heeft hij eveneens naam gemaakt als schrijver van literaire romans die zich veelal afspelen op de Antillen.
Curacao Legal Portal heeft de bekende Curaçaose tandarts Eric de Brabander bereid gevonden het interview met Erich Zielinski af te nemen.