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In a recent Aruban case before the Supreme Court the central question was whether an accountancy firm (a “Big Four” firm) had acted unlawfully when conducting an investigation into the conduct of the then general director of an Aruban foundation. The former...Read More

Generally speaking, for a party to be in default under Dutch Caribbean law a written notice must first be issued in order to put the debtor in default. Giving written notice is in fact nothing more than giving the debtor a second...Read More

In an Aruban case the Supreme Court recently ruled that Article 13 of the National Ordinance of the Collection of Direct Taxes, as it applied until June 1, 2014, contains an exhaustive list of acts that suspended or interrupted the limitation period....Read More

Key aspects in trademark law are the element of similarity and likelihood of confusion. Recently, the General Court of the European Union ruled that apples and pears are not comparable. One would think this has been common knowledge for some time now...Read More

A transfer of an undertaking occurs when a business or part of a business (for example, a business unit) is taken over as a result of a transfer or a merger (or demerger). When under Dutch Caribbean a transfer of an undertaking...Read More

BBV Legal is proud supporter of Curaçao sprinter Taymir Burnet, member of the 4 x 100m relay team (together with fellow Curaçao sprinters Hensley Paulina, Churandy Martina and Chris Garia) representing the Netherlands, that improved the Dutch national record to 37.99 during...Read More