Die Bauwesenversicherung verspricht im Sinne einer „Wohlfühlversicherung" Schutz auf breiter Front während der Realisierung von Bauwerken.

A reform of the Swiss contractual law effective January 1, 2026, will strengthen protections for buyers in real estate sales and construction contracts. The law introduces a mandatory minimum period of 60 days...

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning (BCP/DRP) is good practice for businesses, sometimes even imposed by law or the regulator. The coronavirus crisis currently exposes businesses around the world...

Starting January 1, 2026, the revised construction contract law will take effect: the rights of property owners and buyers in cases of defects will be strengthened – even despite unfavorable contract clauses.

Kellerhals Carrard advised Spitäler Schaffhausen on a complex financing transaction involving a CHF 60 million subordinated credit agreement with Canton Schaffhausen and a CHF 100 million syndicated credit facility led by Zürcher Kantonalbank. The transaction enables the hospital to finance the renewal and development of its infrastructure following voter approval in a 2025 referendum.

A popular initiative vote of March 11, 2012 led at the beginning of 2015 to the enactment of the Swiss Federal Act on Secondary requiring communities in Switzerland to limit secondary holiday residences to 20 percent, ...

The city of Zurich urgently needs to create living space for its rapidly growing population. The construction activity required for this is already facing the challenge of taking appropriate...

Zurich voters rejected three housing initiatives but approved two counter-proposals, signaling a demand for practical solutions over ideological approaches to the canton's severe housing shortage. The counter-proposals promise faster construction permits and targeted tenant protections, but their implementation faces significant legal challenges under Swiss federal law.

Circa 15'000 Wohngebäude werden in der Schweiz jährlich neu gebaut. Dies wirft viele Fragen auf und bringt unter Umständen auch Ärger mit sich, besonders für jene...

Bauvorhaben sind komplex und erfordern durchdachte Werkverträge. In der Praxis wird dabei meist die Norm SIA 118 für anwendbar erklärt. Professionelle Bauherren bestehen ...

On 11 March 2012 the Swiss population voted in favour of legislation imposing limits on the construction of new secondary homes by a thin majority.

On 1 January 2026, the partial revision of the Swiss Code of Obligations provisions governing warranty rights under sales contracts and contracts for works entered into force.

Sanierungs-und Abbruchkündigungen stehen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Eigentümerinteressen und Mieterschutz – auf beiden Seiten lauern rechtliche Fallstricke.

Die Grundstücksicherung stellt im Entwicklungsprozess von Immobilienprojekten einen zentralen Meilenstein dar.

Switzerland has long been recognized as a highly attractive destination for real estate investment, particularly in the construction sector.

Am 11. März 2012 wurde die eidgenössische Volksinitiative „Schluss mit uferlosem Bau von Zweitwohnungen" angenommen. Der neue Artikel 75b der Bundesverfassung (BV) beschränkt den Anteil der Zweitwohnungen einer Gemeinde auf höchstens 20%.

Aceris Law has secured another decisive win in a large international arbitration, successfully representing an Emirates-based client in a complex construction dispute governed by Indonesian law.

Is your jurisdiction primarily a common law, civil law, customary law or theocratic law jurisdiction? Are the laws substantially derived from the laws of another jurisdiction and, if so, which? What instruments...

Per 1. Januar 2026 ist das revidierte Gewährleistungsrecht des Schweizer Obligationenrechts (OR) in Kraft getreten.

The forms of collaboration are changing. New models of collaboration affect the risks of those involved in construction. Hans-Ulrich Brunner was a speaker at the 23rd Swiss Construction Law