Dutch Caribbean Law

Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal - On-line information tool covering, a.o., Dutch Caribbean laws and statutes, law firms, civil law notaries, tax consultants and news reports.

The Curacao Government - Official Government website in Dutch and Papiamento.

Karel's Legal Blog - Karel's Legal Blog is a Weblog or Blawg focusing on the law and legal developments in the Dutch Caribbean. The blog was launched in May 2005 by Karel Frielink. The site provides posts on different aspects of the law with the focus on banking, financial and company law.

JURDOC - On-line information tool covering Dutch Caribbean statutes and case-law (in Dutch).

Central Bureau of Statistics - This website offers insight in all statistical facts about the Dutch Caribbean, including number of crimes reported.

Aruba Chamber of Commerce - The companies & branches section features detailed information on the legal status and commercial activities of local companies.

Curacao Chamber of Commerce - The Chamber site is part of the Curaçao Business Information site, the most comprehensive site regarding business in Curaçao. This section features detailed information on the legal status and commercial activities of local companies.

St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry - The website features detailed information on the legal status and commercial activities of local companies on St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius.

LowTax.Net - LowTax provides information on Dutch Caribbean business, taxation and offshore.

CIA - The World Factbook - This website contains facts and figures about the Dutch Caribbean.

Caribbean Net News - Caribbean Net News is published by Cayman Net Ltd, a media publishing and communications company based in the Cayman Islands, and also covers news from the Netherlands Antilles.

Curacao economic country survey - May 2009 publication by United International Press, which was an insert in the New York Post.

Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten - The Central Bank's website offers information on various regulatory issues with respect to banks, funds, administrators, insurance companies & brokers, trust offices and money transmitters, including legislation and policy memoranda.

Aruba Judicial System - The focus of this website is on Aruba's Criminal Justice System.

National Ordinance penalization of money-laundering - A translation of the National Ordinance of May 24 1993 to penalize the laundering of money.

Doing Business in Curacao - A guide prepared by the Curacao Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Invest Curacao - A website featuring detailed information on investing in Curacao.

Investor's Guide Curacao - A guide prepared by the Government of Curacao.

Bureau of Intellectual Property Aruba - The Bureau of Intellectual Property is the governmental agency in charge of all matters concerning the registration of Intellectual Property in Aruba. Other than in several countries, where you'll find separate institutions to handle the different areas of Intellectual Property, the Bureau of Intellectual Property covers the whole field of Intellectual Property in Aruba.

Bureau for Intellectual Property - The website of the Curacao Bureau for Intellectual Property offers information on trademarks and trademark proxy's or bureaus.

Aruban State Ordinance on Copyrights - Here you can find the Aruba 2003 'Auteursverordening' (in Dutch).

Directorate of Labor - The Directorate of Labor is in charge with the tasks in the area of labor. The executive section of the Directorate of Labour in Curaçao, St. Maarten and Bonaire monitors the compliance with the labor legislation and settles complaints resulting from the labor relations between employers and employees. The website offers a selection of topics in English.

PLC Which lawyer? - The Practical Law Company is the leading provider of know-how for business lawyers. PLC ranks law firms. The rankings as between the law firms and lawyers they recommend are based on the weight and number of recommendations each firm or lawyer is given by in-house counsel and private practitioners.

Chambers and Partners - The Chambers Guides list the top lawyers in 175 countries, providing independent rankings and editorial commentary. Chambers and Partners has 100 experienced researchers. They talk to clients and find out which law firms they use and how they rate them for their legal ability and client service. On the basis of this research, Chambers and Partners identifies the world's top lawyers.

Hieros Gamos - HG Worldwide Legal Directories helps you find law firms and attorneys in the Dutch Caribbean.

Spigthoff Attorneys & Tax Advisers - The Curacao office of Spigthoff is a full service law firm, offering services in any commercial area of law, including tax law. According to Chambers and Partners, the Curacao office of Spigthoff is considered the leading law firm in the Dutch Caribbean.

Curacao Bar Association - On 3 November 2005, the Curacao Bar Association launched its website. Unfortunately, the website is in Dutch only. Information can be found on several subjects, e.g. a list of attorneys / lawyers, how to deal with complaints, legislation, job offers and tariffs.

Belastingdienst - Official website of the Tax Authorities (in Dutch).