Aruba and Nteherlands Antilles enter TIEA with Spain
On 27 January 2010 the Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA) between the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba respectively, and Spain will enter into…
The Statute of the Dutch Kingdom, work in progress
The Dutch Kingdom was chartered by the Statute of the Dutch Kingdom (“Statuut voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden”) of 1954. The Dutch Kingdom provides for amongst others for safeguarding fundamental…
Aruba 2010: year of the Cape Town Convention Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment
Following recommendations made by Gomez & Bikker’s Aviation Finance Practice Group www.gobiklaw.com the Government of Aruba has accepted to ratify and implement the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in…
Who owns the (aircraft) engine(s)? The doctrine of accession explained
While the Kingdom of the Netherlands has not adopted the Cape Town Convention, Patrick Honnebier writes that the rulings of its Supreme Court indicate that this treaty determines that aircraft…
Hoge Raad 22 december 2009: Nietige besluiten AVA genomen buiten vergadering
In een recente zaak bij de Hoge Raad (LJN: BK200) is betoogd dat art. 2:227 lid 4 NBW niet van toepassing zou zijn bij besluitvorming die op de voet van art. 2:238 BW op…
DUTCH TAX PACKAGE 2010
Introduction Like every year, just before the year-end, various legislative tax proposals were adopted in the Netherlands (Tax Package 2010). These proposals contained a very large number of amendments in…
NEDERLANDSE BELASTINGPAKKET 2010
Inleiding Zoals ieder jaar, zijn er in Nederland vlak voor het einde van het jaar weer diverse fiscale wetsvoorstellen aangenomen (Belastingplan 2010 c.a.). Deze voorstellen bevatten een zeer groot aantal…
Stanford Group Aruba N.V. declared bancrupt
On December 11th, 2009 the Court of First Instance of Aruba declared Stanford Group Aruba N.V. (“SGA”). SGA’s office was the point-of-contact for many investors in Aruba, Curacao and Venezuela. SGA’s…
Reduction of tur-over tax in Aruba effective Janaury 1st, 2010
The draft bill “State Ordinance to amend the State Ordinance Tax on Operating Revenues” has recently been sent to parliament. This bill should enter into force as of January 1,…
Public Private Partnership’s a solution for Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles?
The public-private partnership model has emerged as the favored prototype of project execution in today’s world, especially in areas related to infrastructure development, health and education. Partnerships between the public…
