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Z Ltd ("IT-Provider") entered into three contracts with A Ltd ("Customer") on 12 December 2016: a software license agreement, an IT services agreement, and a maintenance agreement.

In its recently released decision 6B_48/2020, 6B_49/2020 of 26 May 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ("FSC") held that art.

The Vincenz case has drawn significant attention from the Swiss public in recent years.

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

The case that led to the Supreme Court's decision was triggered by an inappropriate blog comment by an anonymous person.

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court (SFSC) recently decided on two cases covering the implications of tax rulings with respect to foreign permanent establishments.

In its judgment dated 14 March 2018 and numbered 4A_417/2017, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ruled that the Swatch Group AG had a legal interest in filing a negative declaratory action..

On 13 November 2015 and 17 December 2015, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) issued two judgments on restrictions of passive sales and resale price maintenance.

The Federal Supreme Court recently rendered an important new decision in the SAirGroup and SAirLines. proceedings (for further details please see "SAirGroup's debt restructuring liquidation leads to new decision").

In QPQ Limited v Schute [2025] IEHC 474, the High Court (Court) considered the defendant's application to admit into evidence certain correspondence exchanged between the parties' solicitors.

Notion of public procurement: importance of the distinction between the State's administrative and financial assets.

In its decision 6B_216/2020 of 1 November 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirmed the conviction of an asset manager for illegal acts on behalf of a foreign state.

On 1 January 2025, the revised Swiss Civil Procedure Code ("CPC") will come into effect, introducing significant changes. We will be analyzing these changes in a series of concise articles...

The Federal Supreme Court was seized of an appeal by the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) against a judgment of the Bern Administrative Court, which had held that the transfer of ownership...

Article 186 of the Swiss Private International Law Act (the PIL Act) reads as follows: 1. The arbitral tribunal shall decide on its own jurisdiction.

The Federal Supreme Court's decision (7B_45/2022) of 21 July 2025 marks a significant shift in how financial regulatory investigations intersect with criminal law. The ruling establishes clearer boundaries for evidence collection...

In August 2025, Washington imposed a 39% tariff on Swiss exports, later reduced to 15% through a framework arrangement. Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling...

In a long-awaited decision, the Cantonal Court of Zug ("Court") on 17 December 2025 declared the climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian islanders ("Plaintiffs")...