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Rik Bergman now certified mediator

The Daily Herald- Monday April 20, 2015. CAY HILL--Rik Bergman, attorney and partner with BZSE Attorneys-at-Law, is now the country's first and only certified mediator who is going to structurally integrate mediation into his law practice on St. Maarten.

— Newspaper

April 20, 2015

Uncategorized

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Dutch Supreme Court U-Turn

The bankruptcy of a general partnership ('VOF') does not automatically mean the bankruptcy of its partners.

— Karel Frielink

April 10, 2015

Civil

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Partnerships: The liability of a new partner

Supreme Court creates clarity.
The National Ordinance on Partnerships (Landsverordening personenvennootschappen) of Curacao (1 January 2012) and St. Maarten (1 April 2014) mentions two main variants of the partnership: the public partnership and the silent partnership.

— Karel Frielink

April 7, 2015

Civil

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Revocation of a resolution to dissolve a legal entity

On 9 December 2014 the Supreme Court pronounced a ruling (ECLI:NL:HR:2014:3677; JOR 2015/33) which is also relevant to the law of the Caribbean (Is)lands of the Kingdom.

— Karel Frielink

March 25, 2015

Civil

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Liability of a Trust Director

Common Court of Justice: No lighter liability system for Trust Directors.

— Karel Frielink

March 31, 2015

Civil

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The end of the “Temporary” employment agreement for a fixed term

In Dutch and Sint Maarten law, after three consecutive fixed-term contracts or a total duration of over three years, an employment contract automatically converts to an indefinite term, unless a 3-month employment break occurs.

— Christian De Jong

March 19, 2015

Civil

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