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Credit markets centre stage IBA Conference
- October 16, 2008 4:35 AM
With further repercussions of the sub-prime market unfolding daily and the effects of government rescue plans as yet unclear, lawyers analysed the collapse of the world's credit markets this morning in Buenos Aires.
Financiële crisis, hebzucht en eigen schuld
- October 15, 2008 1:30 PM
Geschreven door Eric R. de Vries
maandag, 13 oktober 2008
De wereldwijde crisis op de financiële markten begint inmiddels ook tot de advocatuur in het Koningrijk door te dringen. En dan bedoel ik vooral de positieve gevolgen daarvan: de opportunities voor het voeren van een soort class action procedures tegen bestuurders, commissarissen en accountants van de financiële instellingen waarvan de waardes met miljarden tegelijk in rook zijn opgegaan. Uiteraard wordt daarbij ook gekeken naar de toezichthoudende instellingen en de overheden. Die hebben immers de diepste buidels en procedures voeren is vooral zinvol als er uiteindelijk verhaal mogelijk is.
Presentation IBA Annual Conference
- October 13, 2008 10:06 AM
Frank Kunneman of Law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne will give a presentation on insurance fraud at the IBA Annual Conference, which is to be held in Buenos Aires.
IBA Argentina presentation by Freeke Kunst
- October 13, 2008 10:02 AM
Freeke Kunst of VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne will give a presentation under the title “The Netherlands Antilles - Challenging Jurisdiction” at this year’s Annual Conference of the International Bar Association which is held from 12-17 October 2008 in Buenos Aires.
Lobby De Jongh-Elhage against VIA in vain
- October 12, 2008 10:44 AM
The lobby that Premier Emily de Jongh-Elhage (PAR) pursued in the past days during her working visit to the Netherlands, against the Index Reference Antilleans (VIA), didn’t help.
BC sends 46 laws to the Island Council
- October 12, 2008 10:18 AM
The BC has sent a list with 46 organic laws to the Island Council. These are laws that are outlined according to the State Settlement of the Land Curacao.
Judge from Maastricht returns to Antillean Court
- October 12, 2008 9:56 AM
Judge Johannes Romke Sijmonsma from Maastricht returns to the Netherlands Antilles. He starts effective December 1, as member of the Joint Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
Debt restructuring can start
- October 12, 2008 9:49 AM
The Minister Council for the Kingdom has agreed today with the Order in Council for the Kingdom (AMvRB) that arranges the provisional financial supervision for the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao, and St. Maarten in the transition period.
Parliament agrees on prohibiting child pornography
- October 10, 2008 10:51 AM
Parliament has approved the amendment of the Criminal Code of the Netherlands Antilles this morning, which would officially prohibit child pornography. This is a private member’s bill of former Parliament-member and current Minister Omayra Leeflang (Public health and Social Development, PAR).
Budget 2009 meets standards debt restructuring
- October 03, 2008 6:32 AM
The draft-budget of the island territory of Curacao for 2009, shows a deficit of 15 million guilders. This budget meets the standards agreed with the Netherlands to qualify for the debt restructuring as included in the order in Council for the Kingdom (AMvRB) Financial Supervision.
Agreement on consensus-statutory law Police
- October 03, 2008 6:26 AM
The common service, part of the consensus-statutory law Police, was for months an obstacle in the negotiations between the island territories Curacao and St. Maarten, the Netherlands Antilles, and the Netherlands. Yet, an agreement was reached on this yesterday evening.
CAP wins case
- October 02, 2008 11:53 AM
Airport company Curaçao Airport Partners (“CAP”) is allowed to ask the airlines a fee for the use of the facilities at Hato. But because a regulatory board has not yet been established, the Court wishes to be informed by an expert about the amount of the fee. This is the outcome of legal proceedings of CAiP against American Airlines, KLM, DAE, Air Jamaica, SLM, Avior, Divi Divi, and TUI Airlines (ArkeFly). Judge Van der Bunt rendered the judgment this week.
Economic situation inquiry: 75 Percent of businesses expects to make profit
- October 02, 2008 6:10 AM
From the results of the 9th economic situation inquiry conducted in June by the Central Bureau for Statistics in Curacao, Bonaire, and St. Maarten, it appears that more than 75 percent of the businesses (76 percent) expects to make profit in 2008.
Corporate Governance week
- October 02, 2008 6:02 AM
The University of the Dutch Caribbean (UDC) and the Governance University (GU) Nederland are organizing The Week of Corporate Governance. After a Master-class Corporate Governance in May and June of this year, UDC, GU Nederland, and Key Corporate decided to hold the Week of Corporate Governance from October 13 until 17.
Central committee on financial crises
- October 02, 2008 5:53 AM
There will be a central-committee meeting in the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles this Thursday at 15:00 about the possible local consequences of the international – especially American – financial crisis that prevails these days.
Criticism, also on judges, can lead to innovations
- October 02, 2008 4:39 AM
“Sometimes, criticism can lead to pioneering results. The justice system nowadays would have been very different if it hadn't had, because concepts like slavery, discrimination, death penalty, or euthanasia that were once considered as normal, were abandoned due to pure criticism”, said vice-chairman Chester Peterson in a speech he delivered on behalf of president of the Bar Association Eric de Vries, who was unable to attend the appointment of three new judges last week.
Van Doorne,associated with the Antillean law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne, number 1
- October 01, 2008 5:26 AM
The in Amsterdam and London established law firm Van Doorne that is associated with the in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba established law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne, has become number 1 in the Incompany 100 of business magazine Incompany.
Three New Judges at the Court
- September 30, 2008 6:50 AM
Although they have been ruling already at the Antillean Court for some time, yesterday the judges Rene van Veen, Edward van der Bunt and Joost Veerman were officially installed.
Student council UNA goes to Court
- September 30, 2008 5:19 AM
The student council, student association Unese, Supervisory Council, rector of the UNA, and the instructors of the Social Economic Faculty (SEF) met this morning about the SEF’s situation.
The Court is not a toy
- September 28, 2008 9:23 AM
The future of the Joint Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba is now being used as a toy in the conflict between Aruba and the Netherlands about the distribution of the proceeds of the auction of the Plant Hotel.