PLEDGING FUTURE RECEIVABLES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Bankruptcy pledgor will prevent valid pledge
Under the laws of the Netherlands Antilles, a right of pledge may be established on future receivables, however, the right of pledge on a future receivable will only be perfected the moment such a receivable comes into existence, provided that, at such a time, the pledgor is authorized to dispose over or encumber such receivables (‘beschikkingsbevoegd’).
Therefore, if a pledgor has been granted a suspension of payments (‘surséance van betaling verleend’) or has been declared bankrupt (‘failliet verklaard’) in the Netherlands Antilles, before a future receivable, directly resulting from an existing legal relationship, comes …
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