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When a closely related party of a financially distressed company grants the latter a loan, the claim for repayment may - even without an explicit subordination agreement – be classified as subordinated in bankruptcy proceedings.

The "company name" or "business name" is the designation of a company chosen by the company itself and registered in the Commercial Register.

The press recently reported on an attempt by a major entertainment group to prevent a man from taking legal action against one of its subsidiaries on the grounds that he had agreed to an arbitration clause in the terms and conditions of its streaming platform.

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.

Als Fundament für die weiterführenden Überlegungen wird im ersten Teil dieser Beitragsreihe auf verschiedene Begriffe im Kontext Big Data eingegangen,...

Switzerland is an attractive jurisdiction for the location of a company for several reasons, as detailed in the Dixcart Swiss Company Jurisdiction Note.

Offering gift cards to your consumers can be a great strategy to bring in money. But, if your business sells gift cards to consumers based in the European Union (EU)...

One of the key documents for any online business is a good set of general terms and conditions of sale. These are the rules that apply to your agreement with your customers...

In addition to preferential rights of all kinds, investors in a start-up are always interested in influencing the future development of the shareholder structure, especially when it comes to the sale of shares. This is mainly regulated by so-called transfer restrictions, which specify how shares in a start-up can be sold and whether under certain circumstances they must even be sold.

Swiss corporate tax reforms I and II In the first iteration of its corporate tax overhaul (CTR I), Switzerland introduced various measures to improve its reputation as an attractive jurisdiction

Im Rahmen der laufenden Erbrechtsrevision soll neben einer in der nächsten Zeit erwarteten Senkung der Pflichtteile zugunsten einer grösseren Planungsflexibilität des Erblassers mittelfristig auch die Unternehmensnachfolge ...

Switzerland stands out as an ideal location for setting up a business, due to its economic and political stability, favourable tax rates, and central European location.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the financial sector often use auction processes to sell banks, wealth managers, or asset management businesses.

Schweizer Unternehmen, die in den EU-Markt exportieren, müssen die EU-Entwaldungsverordnung sorgfältig beachten und sicherstellen, dass sie ihre indirekten Verpflichtungen erfüllen, um negative Auswirkungen auf ihre Geschäfte zu vermeiden.

On 1 January 2022, the indirect counterproposal to the so-called Responsible Business Initiative has been introduced in the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO).

On 1 January 2022, the indirect counterproposal to the so-called Responsible Business Initiative has been introduced in the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO).