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Personal liability of a minister

On January 28, 2022, the Court of First Instance of Sint Maarten rendered an injunction judgment that is fascinating on numerous levels.

— Camiel Koster

March 1, 2022

Civil - Administrative - Corp. governance

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BZSE’s Dana Kweekel now a Certified Legislative Lawyer

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

September 29, 2022

Uncategorized

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New labour Law as of October 1, 2022: Legal Insights

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

September 29, 2022

Civil - Tax - Administrative - Corp. governance - Uncategorized

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SHTA and BZSE hold first of seminars on new labour law

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

October 4, 2022

Administrative

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Building without a Building Permit

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 Zwanikken

February 7, 2022

Civil

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