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Building without a Building Permit

Feb 07, 2022
If your neighbor erects a building without a building permit, do you have any right to take legal action, based on civil law? Or is the government the only one who can litigate against your neighbor?
—Roeland Zwanniken.
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SHTA and BZSE hold first of seminars on new labour law

Oct 04, 2022
St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) and BZSE Attorneys at Law recently held one of two seminars pertaining to the new labour law that came into force October 1. The new law, Civil Code book 7, includes some profound changes for the St. Maarten labour force.
—Newspaper.
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BZSE’s Dana Kweekel now a Certified Legislative Lawyer

Sep 29, 2022
BZSE’s Dana Kweekel now a Certified Legislative Lawyer
On August 26, 2022, Dana Kweekel, a senior associate at BZSE attorneys at law, was awarded a diploma issued ‘with distinction’ (‘met genoegen’) by the University of Curacao and the Caribbean Center for Legislation.
—Camiel Koster.
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New labour Law as of October 1, 2022: Legal Insights

Sep 29, 2022
October 1, 2022, is an important day for labour-law lawyers in Sint Maarten. On this day, the new labour law comes into force. This new law is codified in Title 10 of Book 7 of the Civil Code. For the people who want to look it up, it is AB 2021, 64 on the publication page of Government1.
—Suhendra Leon.
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Personal liability of a minister

Mar 01, 2022
On January 28, 2022, the Court of First Instance of Sint Maarten rendered an injunction judgment that is fascinating on numerous levels
—Camiel Koster.
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Attorney-at-Law Dana Kweekel has joined BZSE

Mar 01, 2022
As per January 1, attorney-at-law Dana Kweekel has joined BZSE Attorneys at Law/Tax Lawyers. Kweekel studied Law at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where she graduated with a master’s in civil and criminal law.
—Camiel Koster.
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