The liability of banks towards their corporate client when it becomes insolvent because its directors breached their fiduciary duties or committed crimes is of paramount importance.

In der 2019 Ausgabe des Annual Review of Bankruptcy & Restructuring geben Daniel Hayek und Mark Meili einen Überblick über die wirtschaftliche Lage in der Schweiz und die Auswirkungen

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

In a recent landmark decision (5A_440/2024, dated 31 March 2025), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court addressed long-standing uncertainties surrounding the principle of equitable subordination under Swiss law.

On 16 April 2020, the Swiss Federal Council enacted the COVID-19 Insolvency Ordinance.

The latest release of our annual Swiss debt restructuring moratorium study shows a 40% increase in the number of cases in Switzerland during 2024 compared to 2023 – reaching the highest level in six years.

On 16 March 2018, Swiss Parliament approved a revision of the Swiss rules on international bankruptcy law in the Private International Law Act

A foreign bankruptcy or insolvency decree only has effect on the debtor's Swiss assets if it is formally recognised by a Swiss court.

Pre-packs, known as an effective restructuring measure from other jurisdictions, are also permissible in Switzerland.

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling on shareholder approval requirements during composition moratorium proceedings, while the Federal Council has initiated consultation on a new Investment Screening Ordinance. These developments represent significant shifts in Swiss corporate restructuring procedures and foreign investment oversight mechanisms.