DOORBRAAK VAN AANSPRAKELIJKHEID
Rechtspersoonlijkheid kan soms worden genegeerd
Naamloze en besloten vennootschappen hebben rechtspersoonlijkheid. Ze worden onder meer opgericht om de risico’s van commerciële activiteiten te beperken. Degene die een fabriek start om autobanden te produceren, weet dat daaraan risico’s zijn verbonden. Als hij als eenmanszaak opereert en het komt tot een faillissement, dan is hij met zijn gehele privévermogen aansprakelijk.
Drijft hij de onderneming in de vorm van een bijvoorbeeld een BV en komt het tot een faillissement, dan wordt zijn privévermogen daardoor niet geraakt, in die zin, dat de curator en de schuldeisers van de BV zich niet op zijn privégoederen …
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LIFTING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN ARUBA
Only under exceptional circumstances
In terms of “piercing the corporate veil” and shareholders’ liability, the laws of the Netherlands and Aruba are nearly identical. As far as a tort matter concerns the laws of Aruba, Dutch case-law and Dutch legal literature should be considered as well.
In exceptional cases shareholders of an Aruba company can be liable for the company’s debts and obligations. Generally, two grounds for such liability are mentioned: a tort (onrechtmatige daad) committed by the shareholder and an “alter ego” situation (vereenzelviging) as regards the shareholder and his company. Under Aruba law, both can be categorized under …
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PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN ARUBA
Ignoring the legal personality of a company
A shareholder is not personally liable for acts performed in the name of the company and is not liable to contribute to losses of the company in excess of the amount which he must pay to the company as contribution for his shares. There is therefore a legal separation between the assets and liabilities of the company and those of the shareholder.
Piercing the corporate veil in its purest form means making a shareholder responsible for the actions of the company. In essence this means ignoring the separate legal identity of the company. …
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PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Ignoring the legal personality of a company
A shareholder is not personally liable for acts performed in the name of the company and is not liable to contribute to losses of the company in excess of the amount which he must pay to the company as contribution for his shares. There is therefore a legal separation between the assets and liabilities of the company and those of the shareholder.
Piercing the corporate veil in its purest form means making a shareholder responsible for the actions of the company. In essence this means ignoring the separate legal identity of the company. …
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