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Beim Erhalt eines endgültigen und verbindlichen Urteils, in dem die gegnerische Partei zur Zahlung eines substantiellen Betrags an die Klägerin aufgefordert wird, kann die Hoffnung aufkommen, am Ende des Konflikts angelangt zu sein. Des Öfteren missachtet die unterlegene Partei jedoch ein solches Urteil, was zur Notwendigkeit

The Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona ruled that an accused party may personally participate in cases where the Swiss Federal Attorneys Office takes evidence abroad via the means of international criminal assistance procedures.

In a decision rendered on March 2, 2017, the Swiss Supreme Court ruled that a sole arbitrator did not violate fundamental procedural principles and/or a party's right to be appropriately heard by . . .

In its recently published judgement 5A_691/2023 of 13 August 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court clarified how time limits set out in months

In its Judgements 6B_1058/2022 and 6B_1072/2022 of 29 January 2024, the Federal Supreme Court has qualified a fatal work accident as involuntary manslaughter and sentenced...

The Coronavirus-pandemic further affects the Swiss judicial system.

Swiss tax law offers limited statutory guidance on when income is deemed realized for tax purposes, relying instead on principles developed through Federal Supreme Court case law. This analysis examines recent judicial decisions that clarify the critical distinction between the normative approach (taxation upon acquisition of a definitive right) and the positive approach (taxation upon actual payment when recovery is uncertain), with particular implications for cross-border situations and taxpayer relocatio

In a decision rendered on November 16, 2016, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that Facebook Switzerland cannot be obliged by state prosecutors of the Canton of Vaud to transfer data...

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has resolved a previously open question regarding the rights of addressees under the Hague Service Convention. This landmark decision clarifies whether parties can challenge decisions made by Swiss central authorities when granting or refusing requests for service of foreign judicial documents, establishing clear boundaries between international service procedures and the main proceedings.

On 1 January 2025, the revised Swiss Civil Procedure Code (CPC) will come into effect, introducing significant changes.

According to a recent decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (SFSC), the investigating authority must inform the owner of records and objects seized during a house search about his procedural...

In its Judgement 4A_368/2023 of 19 January 2024, the Federal Supreme Court (FSC) addressed fundamental questions relating to internal investigations by the employer in cases...

The Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) has been in force since 1 January 2011. Now, exactly 14 years later, it will undergo its first comprehensive revision which will come into force on 1 January 2025.

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.

Switzerland's Federal Act on Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy (DEBA) offers financially distressed companies a court-supervised restructuring pathway through composition proceedings.

From 1 January 2025, the course of civil proceedings in Switzerland is expected to change significantly.

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

In nessun altro campo come in quello giudiziario ancor'oggi si lavora rigorosamente in "modo cartaceo" – questa realtà sta per cambiare: la magistratura svizzera si digitalizza.