Van de Laarschot & Associates is proud to feature the following cases among its extensive list of accomplishments.
- The BOO case in which Van de Laarschot Law Offices successfully represented more than 300 workers from Bangladesh, Indonesia and India in a major labor dispute. The legal background of this case is the evasion of labor laws as well as social legislation. The workers got millions in compensation.
- Piercing the Corporate Veil. This case is the first and only legal case so far in the Dutch Kingdom in which the Supreme Court recognized that two separate companies were in fact one and the same; thereby setting legal precedence for future cases.
- The senior lawyer of the company, Paul van de Laarschot, has been appointed by the court as liquidator for several large businesses in bankruptcy such as a major trust company and an insurance broker and successfully settled outstanding debts of these companies.
- For the largest school board on Curacao the firm regularly solves labor disputes, disputes with parents and/or authorities, and draws up labor and lease agreements among other things.
- Representing the National Automobile Theft Bureau (NATB) in Atlanta in cases where many cars were stolen in the USA and transported to Curacao. Van de Laarschot Law Offices successfully recovered cars and substantial funds for the NATB.
The combined areas of practice of Van de Laarschot & Associates are:
Commercial Law: Law that governs business and commerce.
Corporate Law: Law governing corporations.
Employment Law: Governs the laws and regulations for labor relations and employment issues (such as collective bargaining, discrimination in the workplace, sexual harassment, occupational safety, wage and hour requirements, and workers' compensation).
Social security Law: The body of law that governs the social security for people.
Administrative Law: The body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government (can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda). Administrative law is considered a branch of public law. As a body of law, administrative law deals with the decision-making of administrative units of government (e.g., tribunals, boards or commissions) that are part of a national regulatory scheme in such areas as police law, international trade, manufacturing, the environment, taxation, broadcasting, immigration and transport.
Construction Law: The legal framework governing the property (, including governmental regulations on the use of property) and obligations that are created in the process of construction.
Environmental Law: A body of law which is a system of regulations and policies which seek to protect the natural environment.
Maritime Law: Is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses.
(It is a body of private international law governing the relationships between private entities which operate vessels on the oceans. It is distinguished from the Law of the Sea, which is a body of public international law dealing with navigational rights, mineral rights, jurisdiction over coastal waters and international law governing relationships between nations).
Immigration Law: National government policies which control the phenomenon of immigration to their country.
Medical Malpractice: Professional negligence (by a healthcare provider) that causes an injury. We provide both legal advice and litigation.
Mediation: A form of dispute resolution and aims to assist two (or more) disputants in reaching an agreement with the help of an impartial conflict mediator. Whether an agreement results or not, and whatever the content of that agreement, if any, the parties themselves determine — rather than accepting — something imposed by a third party.
Insurance: The equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for a premium.
Bankruptcies: A legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organizations to pay their creditors.
Trust and Management Services: An extensive range of services for the incorporation and management of companies.
Patent and Trademarks (Intellectual property): A legal field that refers to creations of the mind and designs used in commerce. It includes copyrights, trademarks, patents, and related rights. Under intellectual property law, the holder of one these abstract "properties" has certain exclusive rights to the creative work, commercial symbol, or invention which is covered by it.
Debt collection: Collecting outstanding debts for you or your company.