Corruption / Responsabilité pénale de l'entreprise- 5.11.2025 Geneva

Université de Lausanne, CEDIDAC, Journée de droit pénal de l'entreprise...

The Swiss Federal Tribunal, the country's highest court, recently had the opportunity to give some guidance as to the scope of the SCC provision governing the criminal liability of corporate entities.

Switzerland plans to tighten its anti-money laundering regulations to bring them in line with international standards.

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that criminal fines and other financial penalties are not income tax deductible, as they do not constitute a justified business expense.

In a postulate of 25 February 2025 (25.3028), the Legal Affairs Committee of the Council of States of the Swiss Parliament mandated the Swiss Federal Council to assess the introduction of the instrument...

In a recent decision 6B_689/2016 of 14 August 2018, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held that the failure to disclose adequately retrocessions may constitute an act of criminal mismanagement.

In Switzerland, statistics show a trend where increasing numbers of corporate entities face prosecution.

Criminal liability of corporations entered into force in Switzerland in October 2003.

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

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...

On 1 January 2022, the indirect counterproposal to the so-called Responsible Business Initiative has been introduced in the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO).

In a Swiss criminal investigation into bribery offences committed abroad, Alstom accepted heavy sanctions ordered by the federal prosecutor’s office.

Swiss law does not impose direct obligations on companies to conduct internal investigations.

The amendments to the Stock Exchange Act that entered into force on 1 May 2013 result primarily in a comprehensive revision of the regulation against market abuse.

Under international law, the primary obligation to protect human rights is on states. However, in recent years, civil society has increasingly called for companies to be held to human rights standards.

Switzerland is an attractive base for international sports organisations, on account of its geographic location, highly qualified workforce, political stability, neutrality, security, quality of life and, most importantly, its very liberal legal code and attractive tax regime.

La présente Newsletter de Monfrini Bitton Klein vise à offrir, de manière hebdomadaire, un tour d'horizon de la jurisprudence rendue par le Tribunal fédéral dans les principaux domaines d'activité de l'Etude, soit le droit pénal économique ...