New judges for St. Maarten and Aruba

December 07, 2015 7:57 AM
THE HAGUE - A new judge has been appointed for St. Maarten. C.W.M. Giesen will take up her position on January 1, 2016. The Kingdom Council of Ministers approved Giesen’s appointment on Friday on the request of Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur.
 
Giesen, born in 1964, is currently a senior judge at the Amsterdam Court. She will primarily handle criminal cases.
 
J. Sap was appointed civil judge in Aruba. His appointment will go into effect per March 1, 2016. Sap is currently a judge at the Midden Nederland Court. The proposal by Minister Van der Steur Both to appoint Sap and Giesen was done in consultation with the Justice Ministers of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten.
 
The Kingdom Council of Ministers also approved the re-appointment of Eunice Saleh as Vice-president of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba for a period of five years.   
 
M.L.A. Angela was appointed Solicitor General in Curaçao. Angela is currently Public Prosecutor in Curaçao and Acting Solicitor General. His appointment takes effect January 1, 2016. In this case too, Van der Steur consulted with his colleagues in Curaçao and St. Maarten prior to his proposal.

Lawyer Roeland Zwanikken considers legal action against ABN AMRO Bank

May 08, 2021 6:14 PM
THE HAGUE--Attorney-at-law Roeland Zwanikken at St. Maarten’s BZSE law office is considering legal action against the intention of the Dutch ABN AMRO Bank to close the bank accounts of its clients in the Dutch Caribbean.

Fiscaal onderzoek bij notariskantoren vinden doorgang

May 07, 2021 8:04 AM
In het Antilliaans Dagblad: Fiscaal onderzoek bij notariskantoren
WILLEMSTAD – De fiscale onderzoeken bij de notarissen vonden en vinden, ondanks de beperkingen van Covid-19, weer doorgang en de medewerking aan de kant van notarissen en adviseurs is daarbij ‘over het algemeen goed’.

Juridische miljoenenstrijd tussen BNP Paribas en Italiaanse prinses verhardt

February 22, 2021 4:51 PM
  • Bezit van Italiaanse Crociani-familie op Curaçao mag van rechter worden verkocht
  • De Crociani's ruziën al jaren met BNP Paribas over een claim van $100 mln
  • Curaçaos trustkantoor United Trust heeft 'geen enkele relatie meer' met Camilla Crociani
Een Italiaanse prinses met zakelijke belangen in Nederland heeft het onderspit gedolven bij diverse rechtbanken in een langslepend conflict met zakenbank BNP Paribas.