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In response to Postulate 22.3196 submitted by National Councilor Philippe Nantermod, the Federal Council published a report analyzing measures to address fraudulent medical certificates...

In Switzerland, it has been debated for some time whether employees who are the subject of an internal investigation should be entitled to criminal...

In a recently released milestone decision, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held, for the very first time, that the duty of financial intermediaries to report suspicions of money laundering...

A debt collection request is a commonly used means for a creditor to interrupt the statute of limitations of a claim and begin debt recovery.

Journée de formation continue en droit pénal pour le personnel juriste du canton de Berne

In an era of heightened geopolitical risk, corruption and legal repression, human rights benchmarking is a critical tool for both advocacy and legal and commercial due diligence.

Wie geschmiert läuft's oft nur geschmiert. Dies bestätigt in einer Umfrage jedes fünfte global tätige Schweizer Unternehmen.

Verdachtsfällen im Bereich der Finanzkriminalität (Geldwäscherei, Korruption, Steuer- und Betrugsdelikte) müssen Finanzinstitute aus regulatorischen Gründen immer nachgehen.

Mit der Revision werden die Strafbestimmungen gegen den Insiderhandel und die Kursmanipulation verschärft sowie ins Börsen- und Effektenhandelsgesetz, BEHG, überführt.

What do board members, executives, and in-house counsels risk if the company does not meet its tax reporting or payment obligations?

In its press release of 27 April 2023, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Switzerland announced the conviction of a company of corporate criminal liability in connection...

After a four-month enforcement pause, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has resumed its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and prosecutions.

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.

Mit Medienmitteilung vom 27. April 2023 gab die Schweizerische Bundesanwaltschaft (BA) die Verurteilung eines Unternehmens mittels Strafbefehls zur Zahlung von insgesamt CHF 81 Millionen im Zusammenhang mit Korruption bekannt.

This everyday expression can be misleading when one tries to match it with the strict boundaries of the law.

Today, few speak about organised and drug related crime in the context of anti-money laundering legislation.

On 26 September 2025, alongside the adoption of the new Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (the "Legal Entities Transparency Act", "LETA")...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations for Combating Money Laundering were revised in 2012.