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SWITZERLAND'S POPULARITY as a hub for trust administration and related services has increased continuously in the past few years, and so has the number of litigation matters involving trust structures.

Switzerland is a contracting party to the New York Convention. It entered into force on 30 August 1965.

On 1 January 2025, the revised provisions of the CPC and the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements will enter into force.

Civil procedure in Switzerland is primarily governed by the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure ("SCCP").

Am 1. Januar 2025 treten die revidierten Bestimmungen der Schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO) und das Haager Gerichtsstandsübereinkommen (HGÜ) in Kraft.

Die Vollstreckung eines ausländischen Massnahmeentscheids in der Schweiz erfordert zunächst dessen Anerkennung und - sofern durch die Natur des Entscheides bedingt...

On 2 March 2018, the Swiss Federal Council initiated the consultation phase regarding a partial revision of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code (CPC).

Vorab sei bezüglich Sachverhalt, Prozessgeschichte und Erwägungen ergänzend auf den Beitrag von Roberto Fornito in dieser Angelegenheit hingewiesen.

Factual evidence plays the key role in international arbitration, as in all dispute resolution. It is generally accepted that a claim or defence of a party needs to be supported by evidence.

In Switzerland, civil litigation is usually preceded by a mandatory conciliation phase that generally takes place before the local conciliation authority of the commune in which the defendant resides.

The Swiss Parliament has enacted two major reforms to the Federal Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act, ushering in a new era of digitalization and creating Switzerland's first dedicated debt restructuring mechanisms for private individuals. These changes introduce electronic debt enforcement registers, online auctions, and the possibility of residual debt discharge, fundamentally transforming Swiss insolvency law for creditors, debtors, and practitioners alike.

Delay claims are among the most common and contentious issues in international construction arbitration.

The increasing internationalisation of financial flows has significantly shaped the dynamics of commercial litigation.

In international contracts, parties seek above all predictability and effective control of risk. One of the most powerful contractual mechanisms to achieve both objectives...

In Switzerland, litigation is usually preceded by an attempt at conciliation before a conciliation authority.

Le 1er janvier 2025, les dispositions révisées du Code de procédure civile suisse (CPC) et la Convention de La Haye sur les fors (CLaH) entreront en vigueur.

L'Avant-Projet relatif à la révision partielle du Code de procédure civile suisse (CPC) a été soumis à consultation le 2 mars 2018. Il vise principalement à renforcer l'exercice collectif des droits.

Am 2. März 2018 wurde die Vernehmlassung zu einer Teilrevision der Schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO) eröffnet. Der Vorentwurf bezweckt insbesondere eine Stärkung des kollektiven Rechtsschutzes.