In this guide, Marcel Frey, Martin Heisch and Raphael Märki address 25 key questions on the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters in Switzerland, detailing inter alia the legal basis on which parties may rely (bilateral or multilateral agreements, statutory law)...

This lecture at California Western School of Law examined the EU AI Act and the GDPR, including their purposes, scope, risk classifications, key obligations, and enforcement mechanisms.

David Schwaninger und Simon Fritsch klären in der Fachpublikation "Legal Success" der neuesten Ausgabe von "Finanz und Wirtschaft" auf, was KI für das Urheberrecht bedeutet...

Bär & Karrer, a Swiss law firm, provides comprehensive legal services and business solutions. Contact their Zurich office for expert assistance with legal matters, or reach out through their online inquiry form for personalized support.

The "Internet of Things" (IoT) causes our private life to increasingly become part of the Internet.

This lecture delivers a concise overview of the scope of the Swiss FADP, its interaction with the GDPR/UK GDPR, and core data processing principles such as lawfulness...

The Swiss Privacy Shield will replace the U.S.–Swiss Safe Harbor Framework, which was declared inadequate, and will adopt requirements almost identical to those incorporated in the EU–U.S. Privacy Shield.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) has recently imposed an incremental penalty on Google in respect of its breach of the Dutch Data Protection Act in respect of its privacy policy which is ambiguous and unclear in respect of the way in which personal data is collected, processed and shared between the differing Google services.

In the digital age, vast amounts of data are collected, and many people no longer know who is processing their data. The right to access, under Swiss data protection law, allows individuals to obtain information...

In this webinar the speakers will provide the participants with an overview of the most important new provisions and emphasize their effects on specific data processing activities.

This second webinar specifically targets the preparatory measures for the implementation of the new Swiss data protection act, which will come into force on September 1, 2023.

Please view this webinar from FABIAN PRIVACY LEGAL for an expansive discussion recapping the most important requirements under the Swiss Data Protection Act and developments since the law came into force.

The webinar will highlight the new obligations for companies and the consequences of non-compliance. It will highlight the need for action for companies and provide pragmatic implementation approaches. Finally, the most important differences to the GDPR will be highlighted.

Only a couple of weeks after the EU General Data Protection Regulation entered into force, the independent consulting company ePrivacy has brought two data protection seals to market...

The revised Swiss Data Protection Act (revDPA) was passed by the Swiss Parliament in the fall of 2020 and will enter into force in 2022.

International Personal Data Transfers from the European Region: Practical Approaches for Compliant Transfers from EU, Switzerland and UK

The European Commission has announced the launch of a new initiative to develop an additional type of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) that specifically address the situation where a data importer is directly...

In a new landmark ruling, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has clarified that non-accused third parties may also invoke protection of legal privilege, privacy and other legally protected secrets, such as the medical secret, in the context of unsealing proceedings.

In a much anticipated ruling, this month the Swiss Data Protection Authority concluded that the EU-US Swiss Privacy Shield was no longer an adequate method for transferring personal information...

In its recent judgment (Rs. C‑526/24), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) shed some light on data subject access rights and potential damages connected thereto...