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Licences – whether relating to technologies, trademarks, images, audiovisual materials or software – are increasingly important corporate assets.

Incidence on an arbitration of a bankruptcy law provision that provides for a termination of any arbitration agreement in case of bankruptcy.

On Wednesday 18 March 2020, the Swiss Government suspended all deadlines in debt collection proceedings until 4 April 2020.

On June 13, 2024, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) initiated bankruptcy proceedings against FlowBank SA, a Geneva-based neobank.

In Switzerland, the concept of fraud carries a predominantly criminal connotation, as an offence punishable under the Swiss Criminal Code (SCC). Beyond this strict definition of fraud...

In an insolvency of a multinational group the debtor's assets are located in different jurisdictions.

The Swiss Supreme Court forced a creditor to argue simultaneously the same claim at the forum applicable to that claim and at the Swiss forum of a debt-restructuring moratorium.

Das Bundesgesetz über die Bekämpfung des missbräuchlichen Konkurses bringt neben Anpassungen im Schuldbetreibungs- und Konkursgesetz sowie dem Strafgesetzbuch auch wichtige Änderungen im Obligationenrecht und in der Handelsregisterverordnung.

The new Act aims at increasing the hurdles for a company to release its debts to the detriment of its creditors.

Um den Ausbruch des Coronavirus (COVID-19) einzudämmen, haben die Behörden in Europa verschiedene Massnahmen ergriffen. In der Schweiz hat der Bundesrat gestützt...

In early 2024, Switzerland's GDP continued a moderate growth, mostly due to the service economy. Most conjunctural indicators have stabilised in recent months.

Le 16 avril 2020, le Conseil fédéral avait adopté l'Ordonnance COVID-19 insolvabilité. L'un de ses principaux objectifs était de diminuer la pression subie par les organes d'administration...

On 10 September 2020, the Swiss Council of States (the small chamber of Swiss parliament) unanimously resolved to approve the new Federal Act on the Adaptation of Federal Law to Developments

We explore the complexities of company liquidation, distinguishing between voluntary liquidation and insolvency. It addresses reasons for liquidation, process duration, associated costs, and the crucial roles of a liquidator.

The Swiss federal parliament has approved, on 18 March 2022, a partial revision to the Insurance Supervisory Act (expected to enter into force in July 2023)...

With several hundred new foundations established each year, Switzerland continues to enjoy great popularity as a location for foundations.

On March 19, 2023, it was announced that UBS plans to acquire Credit Suisse in an all-shares transaction, valuing Credit Suisse at CHF 0.76 per share / CHF 3 billion.