In 2018, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland as part of the revision of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code (CrimPC) proposed the introduction of a new criminal procedural instrument: the deferred prosecution for companies.

On 19 August 2024, the Federal Criminal Appellate Court ("FCAC") of Switzerland rendered a landmark decision in a matter of criminal responsibility of legal persons and transfer of such responsibility after a merger.

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

More and more frequently, companies are conducting so-called internal investigations in order to follow up, i.e. clarify, allegations...

Explore the principle of indictment under the Code of Criminal Procedure through the case of Pierin Vincenz before the Zurich High Court.

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.

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

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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...

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

Mit BGE 136 IV 188 hat das Bundesgericht die in der Lehre lang umstrittene Frage entschieden, ob das GwG

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.

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.

In order to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on judicial proceedings, the Federal Council extended, by means of an ordinance issued on 20 March 2020, the Easter holiday court recess

In a recently released decision (6B_124/2016 dated 11 October 2016), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (SFSC) held, for the very first time, that the criminal liability of corporations and undertakings...

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.

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