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In a recent decision to be included in the official collection, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court clarified that all medical reports produced by the parties - including unsupported certificates of incapacity for work issued by treating physicians – qualify as documentary evidence within the meaning of the revised Article 177 of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure ("CPC"). The Court held that the recognition of such documents as evidence does not, however, prejudge their probative value, which remains subject to free judicial assessment in each individual case.

The Federal Council decided on 6 September 2023 that the first major revision of the Swiss Code on Civil Procedure, as the Swiss parliament adopted it on 17 March 2023, will enter into force on 1 January 2025.

On May 5 2015 the Federal Supreme Court rendered its long-awaited decision on a withholding tax reimbursement claim related to total return swaps.

Since the United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020, it is no longer a party to the Lugano Convention

In the Vifor Pharma/HCI Solutions judgment of 23 January 2025 (2C_244/2022), the Federal Supreme Court specifies the requirements of Art. 7 CartA in terms of an "effects-based approach" and clarifies:

A high ranking bank manager of a Geneva bank had been dismissed in November 2015 under a six month garden leave following an internal money-laundering investigation against the bank manager and his team.

In a recent decision, the Federal Supreme Court ruled by four votes to one in a public deliberation that the naming of an animal species for plant-based meat substitutes is incompatible with the Swiss Federal Law on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles ("LMG").

Im gestern publizierten Entscheid in Sachen Sanktionsverfügung: Hors-Liste Medikamente (Preisempfehlungen) (2C_149/2018 vom 4. Februar 2021) konkretisiert das Bundesgericht...

Switzerland is one of the ten countries with the highest proportion of direct investments abroad worldwide. Investments are only made after careful consideration...

In decision 4A_505/2017, the Swiss Supreme Court rejected a challenge to set aside an award based on an alleged violation of the right to be heard and lack of impartiality of the tribunal.

In a recent decision 7B_65/2023 dated 5 December 2025 (intended for publication as a leading case), the Federal Supreme Court ("FSC") resolved a long-standing controversy regarding the confiscation of assets...

In a recent decision (4A_526/2024, dated 28 April 2025), the Swiss Supreme Court (the "SSC" or "Court") addressed the aspect of the burden of proof in the case of a liquidated damages clause.

Starting 1 January 2026, Switzerland will implement a major reform that generalizes the use of videoconferencing tools in cross-border civil and commercial proceedings.

When choosing to arbitrate in Switzerland, the parties have an option which seems to be often overlooked. They can limit, even exclude altogether, the grounds to challenge awards in court (Swiss Private International Law Act, Art. 192).

Das Bundesgericht hatte sich in einem kürzlich ergangenen Entscheid mit der Frage auseinanderzusetzen, ob bei Geschäftsfahrzeugen der oberen Preisklasse steuerrechtlich ein Luxusanteil auszuscheiden sei...

Das Urteil aus Lausanne hat grosse Tragweite für den schweizerischen und internationalen Derivatmarkt.

Credit Suisse Group AG ("CS") was a systemically important bank and was listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE" / "Wall Street").

In its recent decision of 13 August 2025 (BGer 5A_347/2024), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (the "Supreme Court") clarified for the first time how the one-year forfeiture period for abatement claims...