NEWSLETTER
John Deuss appears in court owing to illegal banking
- March 19, 2012 10:47 AM
ARNHEM/WILLEMSTAD - In the court in Arnhem the criminal trail against executive John Deuss begins, almost seven years after his arrest on Bermuda.
Law adopted on Special Investigative Authorities
- March 16, 2012 3:18 PM
PHILIPSBURG - The Law on Special Investigative Authorities BOB was adopted by Parliament on Thursday afternoon after some fifteen months during which time there were "hearings" with Justice-related groups, Parliament sessions and questions to Justice Minister Roland Duncan.
Directors of government NV's appointed for indefinite period of time
- March 15, 2012 4:34 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Minister Charles Cooper (Traffic, Transport and Regional Planning, MAN) confirms that the contracts of directors of corporations and institutions from the government are concluded for an indefinite period of time.
Lawyers share in Lehman advisory bill in largest bankruptcy in history
- March 15, 2012 7:57 AM
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Law firms and consultants have profited from Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy to the tune of almost $1.6bn, according to the latest filings – making it the largest bankruptcy in history by a wide margin.
Crisis hakt in omzet advocatuur
- March 15, 2012 5:57 AM
NEDERLAND - Loyens & Loeff en Houthoff Buruma hebben in 2009 een tik gekregen, maar zich daar goed van hersteld. De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Stibbe en Nauta Dutilh hebben de afgelopen jaren echt omzet verloren.
Wet burgerinitiatief moet nieuw democratisch bewustzijn Frente Sivil ondersteunen
- March 15, 2012 5:36 AM
Er is een nieuw democratisch bewustzijn geboren op Curaçao, de Frente Sivil. De Frente Sivil, bestaande uit pressiegroepen tegen kabinet Schotte, is anders dan een eerder front de Aliansa Patriotiko (samenwerking van politieke partijen), een initiatief van burgers los van politieke partijen.
OM waits before responding
- March 13, 2012 7:11 AM
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WILLEMSTAD - The Public Prosecutor (OM) may possibly respond this week to a press report from the Government of Curaçao dated 7 March, which states that the OM had already ‘cleared’ the Premier in December with regard to MOT-reports.
Aruban "in-house day" for future lawyers
- March 13, 2012 6:19 AM
ORANJESTAD - For the first time, an in-house day for future lawyers was organized in Aruba. Law students of the University of Aruba took a look behind the scenes at the law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne in Aruba
USA sees Curacao and St. Maarten as major money-laundering countries
- March 08, 2012 5:54 AM
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Curacao and St. Maarten are two of three countries the US State Department has just designated as "major money-laundering countries." The other is Argentina.
USM to launch Master's degree in Law this year
- March 07, 2012 4:19 PM
PHILIPSBURG--University of St. Martin (USM) will be launching a law programme in collaboration with the Open University in the Netherlands later this year, the university announced last night.
Attorneys raise questions about psychological reports
- March 02, 2012 1:43 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Attorneys representing so-called "gypsy taxi bandits" Curtley A. Richards (32) and Sherwan Roberts (20) during Thursday's appeal hearing raised questions concerning the reliability of expert reports on their clients' state of mind.
Louie Laveist's retrial postponed until May
- March 02, 2012 12:31 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The retrial of former commissioner and current National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Louie Laveist on bribery charges, which was scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed until May 24.
Growth fund in Aruba a fact
- March 02, 2012 6:34 AM
ORANJESTAD – Aruba Growth Fund (AGF) is a fact . Thus, the idea and desire of initiators Milton Berlinski, Rene Kan, and Justus Martens of early 2011 to set up a local investment fund with 100 million florins has become a reality.
Series of seminars on civil and fiscal aspects Curaçao Trust
- March 01, 2012 10:14 AM
Since 1 January 2012 Curaçao has had a new entity, the Trust. Lawyer Sabine Altena of VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne and tax consultant Arthur van Aalst of Baker Tilly Curaçao gave a seminar at various large trust offices on the civil and fiscal aspects of the Curaçao Trust.
FOL wants answers on Wèchi-project
- February 27, 2012 3:48 PM
CURAÇAO – Anthony Godett, leader of political party FOL, wants an explanation from minister Charles Cooper on the development of Wèchi.
Appointment Willem Cecilia approved
- February 24, 2012 1:20 PM
KRALENDIJK - Wilbert Stolte has approved the appointment of Willem Cecilia as registrar of the Court.
Confusion over Curacao bonds
- February 24, 2012 12:29 PM
WILLEMSTAD--Curaçao's Minister of Finance George Jamaloodin (MFK) criticised the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) for announcing a pending 250-million-dollar bond issue to improve the island's infrastructure without government having known anything about it, but bank president Emsley Tromp simply referred him to earlier statements from his colleague Minister of Spatial Development Charles Cooper (MAN).
Real Estate Association's first annual meeting offers structured legal insight
- February 21, 2012 8:00 AM
The Sonesta Great Bay was this past Friday, 10 February, venue for the Real Estate Association St. Maarten (RAM) first annual meeting
In memoriam Erich Zielinski
- February 16, 2012 12:52 PM
Lawyer and writer Erich Zielinski (1942-2012) passed away yesterday, 15 February 2012, in Willemstad, Curaçao.
Parliament discusses BOB-law
- February 16, 2012 12:51 PM
ORANJESTAD — The bill of National Regulation Special Tracking Authorities (BOB) was presented to the parliament in October 2010, but now it’s finally been put on the agenda for discussion.