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On January 1, 2012, thirteen national ordinances have taken effect for Curacao, with which a second phase in the project to introduce a new Civil Code in Curacao has been completed.
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The leading Dutch Caribbean law firm
VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne is the leading Dutch Caribbean law firm and has been operating on the highest level of the legal market, providing business focused solutions for 75 years now. We are the largest law firm in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the combination of international and local expertise makes us unique. We have offices in Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire, and St. Maarten, also servicing St. Eustatius and Saba, and a Dutch Caribbean Desk in Amsterdam. We serve the country of Surinam directly with respect to corporate and finance matters, in close cooporation with a reputable local firm.
Our outstanding reputation and knowledge level are internationally acknowledged. As a member of Lex Mundi's renowned worldwide network of independent lawyers and an associate of Van Doorne in Amsterdam we serve a worldwide clientele. At the same time our office is deeply rooted in the local island communities in which we operate.
The firm's lawyers have a well established reputation for expertise on acquisitions and in corporate litigation and dispute resolution, in insolvency matters both acting for lenders and as receiver/trustee, in maritime and transport law, intellectual property, employment issues, telecommunications and banking and finance.
VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne in the news
Every year, the legal website Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal (www.dutchcaribbeanlegalportal.com) publishes a list of the Top 25 law firms in the Dutch Caribbean en of the individual islands Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire and St. Maarten. The list is based on the number of lawyers, excluding tax advisors, notaries and paralegals. Read more...
Hugo Reumkens (Managing Partner) and Onno Boerstra (head of Corporate) from law firm Van Doorne in Amsterdam – with whom VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne has a long term association – are featured in an episode of ‘Q&A on M&A’; a series of portraits from Dutch M&A-focused website OverFusies.nl in which leading individuals from the M&A business are interviewed. Read the complete article here (in Dutch). Employment law is very comprehensive, but it is important for the entrepreneur to take into account this comprehensive legislation, especially when he employs an employee, to know how to treat this employee, and also to ensure that the employee knows his rights. Law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne has a division that specializes in employment issues. Karina Keizer specializes in inter alia employment cases.Read more... On Monday 6 May 2013 the LBS Bankruptcy Trustees - Michiel R.B. Gorsira and Robert F. van Beemen - have lodged the List of First Interim Distributions (uitdelingslijst) at the Courthouse at the Wilhelminaplein 4 in Curacao, which list has been approved by the supervisory judge. The List of First Interim Distributions is available for public inspection for ten (10) days. The available cash amount for the First Interim Distribution is ANG 1,059,221,007.72 (US Dollars 591,743,579.73). For more information visit our website's dedicated section. WILLEMSTAD – Recently, in the crowded La Belle Alliance of the Avila Hotel, the first of STEP Curacao’s monthly lectures was held. Read more...
