THE ENFORCEMENT OF A JUDGEMENT BY THE COURTS IN ST. MAARTEN
Judgments are immediately enforceable most of the time
According to Article 55, par. 1 of the St. Maarten Code of Civil Procedure, opposition (in the case of a default judgment) or appeal (in the event of adversarial proceedings) prevent the enforcement (execution) of a judgment unless the decision is ‘enforceable notwithstanding opposition or appeal’ a.k.a. a judgment which is declared ‘immediately enforceable’ (uitvoerbaar bij voorraad is verklaard).
The submission of an appeal results, therefore, in a stay of execution, unless the first-instance court, on a motion by one of the parties, has declared its judgment enforceable even if it is …
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
Speech Karel Frielink – Conference of the Caribbean Ombudsman Association
Ladies and Gentlemen!
I have only half an hour, so I won’t travel back in time to the early days of mankind. I just start with Plato (427 – 347 B.C.E.). You may have heard of this philosopher. And of ‘Platonic love ’ of course. Plato himself mistrusted and generally advised against physical expressions of love.
Ladies and gentleman, we are real people. Human beings of flesh and blood. We are no zombies! So I imagine that Plato would have advised people like you and me: “govern yourself, put restrictions …
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OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET ME
Amsterdam, The Hague & Vienna
I am going to attend the following conferences:
I hope to meet many colleagues and others from all over the world.
Karel Frielink (Attorney/Lawyer, Partner)
(17 September 2015)
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