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Switzerland's revised Anti-Money Laundering Act introduces new due diligence obligations for advisers participating in certain transactions, while preserving professional secrecy for core legal work. Where does the line fall between protected legal advice and covered transactional support that triggers statutory compliance duties?

Swiss securities transfer tax (STT) remains a recurring theme in Swiss M&A transaction.

Swiss law requires big companies as of 2024 (reporting year 2025), to follow the recommendations of the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures...

The amendments to the Code of Obligations proposed by the Federal Council on 26.6.24 (CO Art. 964a - 964c "Transparency on sustainability aspects") contain the following key changes:

On 30 August 2023, the Swiss Federal Council published a draft bill for the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners...

The revised and renamed Foreign Nationals and Integration Act entered into force on 1 January 2019 and entails several changes.

All of the standard transaction strategies to acquire portfolio companies are commonly used in Switzerland.

On December 4, 2003, the FCC announced that the investigation opened on April 15, 2002 against TicketCorner in relation to the exclusivity provisions, which it included in its distribution agreements with event organizers showed that TicketCorner had abused of its dominant position.

Art. 41(1) CO states that whoever unlawfully causes damage to another, whether willfully or negligently, is liable for damages.

To operate efficiently on the global market, companies often engage workers in several jurisdictions. In order to simplify the process of engaging with these workers, companies...

The European Union has comprehensively reformed its design law, establishing a modern foundation for design protection that will significantly impact Swiss companies operating in the EU market. These changes, effective July 1, 2026, affect businesses offering products, spare parts, or digital products in the EU or seeking protection there.

The International Chamber of Commerce has adopted revised arbitration rules effective June 1, 2026, building upon the 2021 framework with targeted enhancements focused on speed, efficiency, and transparency. While evolutionary rather than revolutionary, these changes introduce significant innovations in early case management, expedited decision-making, and accelerated procedures that are expected to substantially shape procedural practice and parties' strategic considerations.

Under Swiss law, using or applying prohibited substances per se is not a criminal offence for the athlete using or applying the substances.

The new law on the statute of limitations will enter into force on 1st January 2020 (amendment approved on 15 June 2018).

Im Rahmen der Unternehmenssteuerreform II wurde per 1. Januar 2011 das Kapitaleinlageprinzip eingeführt, welches das frühere Nennwertprinzip ablöst.

These decisions reveal that Zurich tax authorities critically examine the tax domicile of holding companies which have their statutory seat in another canton but do have a close link...

Switzerland's privileged taxation of companies is no longer in line with international standards.