DE ZORGPLICHT VAN PROFESSIONELE PARTIJEN
Naleving van de zorgplicht is een vorm van risicobeheersing
Google het woord ‘zorgplicht’ en constateer dat je dit begrip in relatie tot uiteenlopende onderwerpen tegenkomt: sport, kinderopvang, leerlingen, cliënten, werknemers, gevangenen, afvalwaterzorg, krijgsgevangenen, hemelwaterzorg, huurauto’s, grondwaterzorg, bancaire en financiële dienstverlening, enz. enz. enz.
Ons recht is met de zorgplicht doordrenkt. Dat is niet iets van de afgelopen jaren. Een begrip als de ‘zorg van een goed huisvader’ treffen we al eeuwen aan. En die zorgplicht betreft, zoals we al zagen, allerlei uiteenlopende situaties. Ik noem er nog een paar: de zorg van een goed vruchtgebruiker, de zorg van de arts …
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DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY REVISITED
People keep asking questions about this topic
Generally, in Curaçao (as well as in Aruba, St. Maarten and the BES islands) liability may arise in the event a managing director is found to be seriously negligent (‘hem een ernstig verwijt kan worden gemaakt’) in fulfilling his tasks as member of the management board of a legal entity (NV, BV, foundation or association).
Section 2:8 subsection 3 of the Curaçao Civil Code (‘CCC‘) provides that in performing its duties the management board is focused on the interest of the legal entity and its associated business operations, insofar as they exist. This …
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THE FORMATION OF A PRIVATE FOUNDATION IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Formation requires a notarial deed
A Private Foundation (PF) is formed by a notarial instrument executed by a Netherlands Antilles civil law notary and registered in the Register of Foundations at the Chamber of Commerce.
The articles of incorporation of the PF includes the name of the PF and the word PF (or a translation thereof) as part of the name, the object(s) of the PF, the manner of appointment and dismissal of board members, the Island territory where the PF has its seat and the allocation of any liquidation surplus in the case of dissolution of the PF.
The …
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THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (IV)
Identity of ultimate beneficiary must be known
According to the Order on Sound Operational Management (the Order)(‘Regeling integere bedrijfsvoering Wet toezicht trustkantoren’) pursuant to the ASTO, a trust office shall know the identity of the ultimate beneficial owner (‘UBO’) of an object company and keep the evidence used to determine who qualifies as the ultimate beneficial owner and from which the identity of the ultimate beneficial owner has been established, available (Article 12 (1) of the Order).
The trust office shall keep a client acceptance file for every object company, for every sale of a legal entity, and for each …
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THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (I)
The Dutch Central Bank is the supervisor
The Dutch Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices (‘ASTO’) (‘Wet toezicht trustkantoren’) entered into force on the 1st of March 2004. According to the legislative history, the Explanatory Notes to the Act, the aim of the ASTO is to promote the integrity of the financial system by regulating the trust industry. The Explanatory Notes (Par.3.3) continue:
“The main subject of this bill is the integrity of the trust office and the relational integrity, the integrity of clients of the trust office, in the sense that the buyer (as the ultimate …
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