FAILLISSEMENT VENNOOTSCHAP VERNIETIGD
Activa desondanks verkocht door curator
Op 11 november 2016 wees de Hoge Raad (ECLI:NL:HR:2016:2577) arrest in een Nederlandse faillissementszaak. De feiten komen in het kort hierop neer, dat een vennootschap op 20 augustus 2014 failliet is verklaard, dat het faillissement op 9 oktober 2014 in hoger beroep is vernietigd en dat het tegen die vernietiging gerichte cassatieberoep is verworpen bij arrest van de Hoge Raad van 6 maart 2015 (ECLI:NL:HR:2015:530).
Op of omstreeks 22 november 2014, dus na vernietiging van de faillietverklaring, heeft de curator zaken die in eigendom toebehoorden aan de vennootschap verkocht en geleverd aan een derde. De …
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THE VOTER AND THE ELECTED
The will of the people?
Politicians are usually depicted as unreliable. And that is not without reason. But at least as big a problem are the voters in a democracy. Voters come literally in all shapes and sizes. This diversity is in itself well and good. Diversity can keep us morally tight and ensures that along with their own qualities people can bring something about in society that would otherwise not be possible. If that diversity would not have developed over centuries, we would still live as nomadic hunters. In his book ‘Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human …
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DELAWARE CASE-LAW ON FIDUCIARY DUTIES
Good faith, not a good result, is what is required of the board
According to the Delaware Court of Chancery in its decicion of 18 October 2016 regarding Capital One (click here), the standard under Delaware law for imposing oversight liability on a director (sometimes referred to as Caremark liability) is an exacting one that requires evidence of bad faith, meaning that “the directors knew that they were not discharging their fiduciary obligations.”
In this derivative action, a stockholder of Capital One Financial Corporation asserts that its directors breached their fiduciary duty of loyalty and unjustly …
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CHURANDY MARTINA
Churandy Martina is a world famous sprinter from Curaçao. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.91 seconds, a Dutch record, achieved in a 2012 London Olympic Games semi-final. In addition, he holds the 200 metres national record with a time of 19.81 seconds, achieved at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland (click here). I was lucky to have met him last Saturday.
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Karel Frielink
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VEREENZELVIGING IN HET RECHTSPERSONENRECHT
Alleen in zeer uitzonderlijke situaties
Bij misbruik van rechtspersoonlijkheid kan door de rechtspersoon worden heengekeken. Misbruik van identiteitsverschil tussen twee rechtspersonen is in de regel aan te merken als een onrechtmatige daad. Voor de toewijzing van een op dit leerstuk gebaseerde vordering moet dan ook aan alle elementen van een onrechtmatige daad zijn voldaan. Bij vereenzelviging worden twee of meer rechtspersonen als één rechtseenheid aangemerkt, in die zin, dat zij in gelijke mate (hoofdelijk) zijn verbonden voor dezelfde handelingen en verbintenissen. Overigens is, zoals hierna zal blijken, ook denkbaar dat een natuurlijke persoon met een rechtspersoon wordt vereenzelvigd. Zie verder mijn …
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THE ARUBA PUBLIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Managing and supervisory directors’ liability
I will refer only to the Aruba NV type of company, otherwise known as the public limited liability company, governed by the Commercial Code of Aruba. Furthermore, I will discuss only the basic concept of managing and supervisory directors’ liability.
Duties
Section 106(1) of the Aruba Commercial Code (ACC) provides that, in performing their duties, each member of the management board should focus on the interests of the NV. In accordance with the “stakeholder model”, a.k.a. “stakeholder orientation”, the board must take into account various interests, not only those of the company, its business and …
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ELEKSHON DI STATEN KÒRSOU
Statenverkiezingen Curaçao
Demokrasia ta algu di balor. Hasi bon uso di bo voto. Democratie is iets kostbaars. Gebruik je stem goed.
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Skohe pa hendenan sinsero. Pa hendenan ku ta bon pa Kòrsou. Kies voor eerlijke mensen. Voor mensen die goed zijn voor Curaçao.
(5 di òktober 2016 / 5 oktober 2016) .
CURACAO AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF U.S. JUDGMENTS
Recognition and enforceability
In the absence of an applicable treaty between foreign countries (for example the U.S.) and Curacao, a judgment (in a civil matter) rendered by a U.S. court will not be enforced by the courts of Curacao. The Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (which entered into force December 5, 1957) does not govern general recognition of Curacao and U.S. judgments in each of the countries. In order to obtain a judgment which is enforceable in Curacao the claim must be re-litigated before the Curacao courts.
CURAÇAO NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016
In 2016, the Curaçao North Sea Jazz festival opens magnificently with free concerts at the World Trade Center site (click here).
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BZSE律师事务所（库拉索）
专业忠诚
BZSE律师事务所（库拉索）设在荷属加勒比区的库拉索，与圣马丁岛的BZSE律师及税务顾问事务所为联营公司。
两个事务所均专注于企业法、金融法、银行法、贸易法、合同法以及争议解决方案。
BZSE律师事务所（库拉索）于2015年1月1日开始营业，创办人卡乐尔•福里林克（Karel Frielink）已经积累了25年以上律师工作的经验。2014年10月1日之前，卡乐尔是库拉索一家大型律师事务所的主理合伙人。作为企业法、公司治理和金融法方面的专家，在此领域内他赢得了广泛的赞誉，在其它商业法领域内他亦同样备受褒扬。
2015年3月1日，卡乐尔•福里林克被授予FraudNet成员资格。FraudNet是一个由国际商会创建的欺诈案专业律师网络组织。组织内具有高度专业化知识的律师们专为各类国际欺诈的受害者们伸张正义。所涉对象可能会是金融机构、各类企业或富裕个人。卡乐尔是该组织在阿鲁巴、博奈尔、库拉索、圣马丁岛、圣尤斯特歇斯和萨巴的唯一成员。他之所以被邀成为该组织的成员，是因为他在跨境欺诈领域内拥有丰富的知识以及深厚的工作经验。
亚普•马里斯（Jaap Maris）在2015年3月1日作为合伙人加入了设在库拉索的本律师事务所。亚普拥有10年的律师工作经验，并在荷兰的一家大型银行/保险公司担任过4年资深法律顾问。他的知识和经验领域包括银行法、企业法、公司重组与合同法。
我们律师业务的核心价值观为：直截了当、独立诚信、专业忠诚、团队精神！以此BZSE为客户提供最高质量的客户服务与合作。
本文是个翻译版。很抱歉，我们没有掌握中文。我们的语言是荷兰语和英语。您若想对我们事务所进行更多的了解，请随时与卡乐尔•福里林克（Karel Frielink：律师/主理合伙人）和亚普•马里斯（Jaap Maris：律师/合伙人）联系。
BZSE律师事务所（库拉索） 地址：Mahaaiweg 7a Willemstad Curaçao
电话：+599-9-737 2973 传真：+599-9-737 2971
电邮：kfrielink@bzselaw.com 电邮：jmaris@bzselaw.com 网页：www.bzselaw.com 博客：www.curacao-law.com
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