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The new provisions of the Federal Act on Combating Abusive Bankruptcy entered into force on 1 January 2025. These implied the amendment of several laws, including the Swiss Code of Obligations.

The Ukrainian Bar Association hosted a webinar on Bankruptcy and Arbitration, organized by its Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee.

Daniel Hayek diskutiert mit anderen Panelisten von renommierten Anwaltskanzleien Herausforderungen, rechtliche Entwicklungen, Cross-Border Probleme...

In der 2020 Ausgabe des InDepth Feature: Bankruptcy & Restructuring 2020 geben Daniel Hayek und Mark Meili einen Überblick über die wirtschaftliche Lage in der Schweiz in Zeiten von COVID-19...

In internationalen Konkursen müssen der Konkursverwalter und die Gläubiger Vermögenswerte des Schuldners im Ausland lokalisieren. In welchem Umfang dies möglich ist, bestimmen die lokalen Gesetze.

Der IFLR Beitrag von Daniel Hayek und Chantal Joris folgt dem Vortrag von Daniel Hayek anlässlich der 6. Zürcher Tagung zum SchKG im Februar 2018.

Advestra's legal team, including Dr. Roger Bischof, Prof. Dr. Rashid Bahar, Andreas Hinsen, and Dr. Thomas U. Reutter, provides insights on recent Swiss financial regulatory developments.

In a series of 5 videos, Loyens & Loeff informs you about the legal and fiscal aspects of corporate restructuring in Switzerland.

Poor management of solvency and liquidity can lead to major corporate crises and ultimately insolvency. The Board of Directors must manage company liquidity accurately and attentively...

On 1 January 2024, various amendments to Swiss foundation law will come into force.

On 18 March 2020, the Swiss Federal Council declared the suspension of limitation periods for the entire Swiss debt collection system...

If a shareholder grants an unsubordinated loan to its company and the same later enters bankruptcy, the shareholder's claim for repayment of such loan ranks as equal with all other non-privileged and non-secured creditors.

Driven by the ideal of creditor protection, Switzerland introduced a solvency test for all companies in early 2023, in addition to the existing equity capital requirements.

Ein Arrestrichter kann seit 1. Januar 2011 Vermögenswerte eines Schuldners in der ganzen Schweiz arrestieren (Schweizweite Arrestbewilligung, 1. Stufe).

On 18 March 2020, the Swiss Federal Council declared the suspension of limitation periods for the entire Swiss debt collection system...

Distressed transactions have become common in the Swiss M&A landscape. An important piece in the Swiss restructuring toolbox is the sale of some or all of the business with the approval of the restructuring court during a composition moratorium (Nachlassstundung), a so-called pre-pack transaction.

In addition to the solvency (see our previous blog), the board must under Swiss law monitor the balance sheet: In case over-indebtedness, the board must balance continuing operations with protecting creditor interests.

If bankruptcy proceedings are commenced against a debtor or if a debtor enters into a court-approved composition agreement with an assignment of all of its assets, transactions executed by the debtor...