In its decision of 22 April 2026 (9C_118/2025), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held that the transfer of shares in a family holding company at nominal value pursuant to a shareholders' agreement did not constitute...

On 8 September 2025, after prior approval by the Council of States, the National Council of the Swiss Parliament approved a revised version of the Stark motion, a parliamentary motion aimed at regulating compensation received by senior managers of Swiss banks.

1 Anyone who has applied to the insurance company to conclude an insurance contract and has not set a shorter time limit for acceptance, remains bound for 14 days.

Commercial tenants in Switzerland can defer a lease termination on the grounds of hardship, but a recent case extends previous interpretations of the law.

In the first three parts of this series, we examined the core elements of assignment guidelines (also known as expatriate policy or expat policy) and assignment contracts.

In the first part of this series, we discussed the benefits of a clear assignment guideline. In this second part, we look at the fundamental aspects and associated challenges of developing such policies.

The EU Data Act (Regulation 2023/2854), in force from 12 September 2025, changes how SaaS vendors must write their customer contracts.

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In the EU no member state prior approval is required to operate an e-commerce business under the e-Commerce Directive (2000).

It can happen that written stipulations in a contract are not what they seem: a clear obligation cut in stone. This may hold especially true if contracts are governed by Swiss substantive law.

Since January 1, 2025, new provisions have been in force in Swiss company law that specifically prevent bankruptcy abuses, prevent trading in over-indebted shell companies...

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With question marks over the UK as a place of jurisdiction, one option would be to replace the present arrangements with the Lugano Convention.

Legal tech is one of the hottest issues in our sector. Wenger Vieli adapted to this trend early on and believes it offers great opportunities for the further development of legal services...

Smart contracts are sometimes expected to seriously challenge the rule of the established legal order, offering a simple, completely unambiguous and trustworthy tool for agreeing and executing party agreements without having to rely on lawyers and courts.

The European Commission is increasing pressure on e-commerce platforms to comply with EU consumer protection rules, with fast fashion retailer SHEIN currently at the center of multiple investigations.

A customer books a hotel online. The headline price looks great, £120 for two nights in London. They add it to their basket, enter their details, and head to checkout.

Sans prétention à l’exhaustivité, nous revenons ici en particulier sur certains arrêts rendus en 2025 par le Tribunal fédéral dans le domaine du droit pénal économique. Cette chronique étant en premier lieu destinée aux praticiens...

it der Verabschiedung des EU Data Act (Verordnung (EU) 2023/2854) am 22. Dezember 2023 verfolgt die Europäische Union das Ziel...

The Swiss company "Wilhelm Tell LLC." restores theater stages and is known for its affinity for art and the quality of its work. For an assignment at the Bernese Museum of Art, it requires specialist staff...