EXPERTISE
Real Estate Law, Construction Law and Rental Law
The local real estate and rental market is comprised of a variety of stakeholders, from builders of private homes and apartments, to (overseas) investors in extensive tourist projects. We assess, review and draw up all the required license/permit documents related to this market, including building and services contracts, rental and management contracts, rental pools, rules and regulations for owners’ associations, regulations for the location and external appearance of buildings, construction and building permits, user fees, zoning regulations and environmental and nuisance ordinance provisions.
We regularly litigate in the areas of building law and tenancy law, in civil court, before arbiters and before rent control boards.
An example is the assistance we provided to the main American contractor responsible for constructing the Renaissance hotel in Curaçao, regard their disputes with the hotel owner and the subcontractors. Another example worth mentioning, is when we acted as the representative for the contractors when they exercised their right of retention and for clients to cancel a right of retention exercised on them.
Our real estate expertise is not limited to the islands in the Dutch Caribbean. In Suriname, we provided legal assistance to the builder and contractor during construction of a large office, work and storage complex in Paramaribo.
Other Practice Areas
In our practice, we’re experienced in dealing with the entire spectrum of labor laws, everything from the law regarding termination of employment, with its various dismissal procedures and rules on dispute settlement, to providing advice and assistance for takeovers…Read more
You can look up our track record when dealing with companies having difficulties with their relaunch and restructuring programs…Read More
During mergers and takeovers, we’re able to quickly organize teams and to support sellers as well as investors during the merger and takeover process…Read More
We register trademarks and trade names on all the islands in the Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba) and provides consulting services in all areas of intellectual property law…Read More
In our family law practice we regularly provide counseling and legal assistance in cases involving undivided estates, partition of communities, estates and divorces…Read More
Since our firm was established, we have acted on the government’s behalf in relation to citizens, but also as a party in private enterprises…Read More
We register trademarks in Curacao, St. Maarten, Aruba and the BES islands…Read More
Traditionally, we have been closely involved in the energy and telecom sectors…Read More
We pride ourselves on having local and international banks and insurance companies among our regular clients…Read More
The growth of tourism in the countries where we are active has caused an increase in the need for legal assistance for this sector…Read More
Our office looks after the interests of television stations and television broadcasting companies and we draft license and advertising contracts for parties in the entertainment sector…Read More
Soliana Bonapart & Aardenburg has a wide-ranging and deeply-rooted litigation practice…Read More
Our islands are inherently maritime nations. Curaçao’s harbor is the second largest in the Caribbean. Likewise, Aruba, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba…Read More
Supervision and compliance play an increasingly important role in our rapidly changing world. We advise and assist clients such as insurance companies, financial institutions, trust companies…Read More