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Switzerland is on the brink of an important development in international trade law that will significantly enhance its position as a global hub for legal services.

On March 10, 2017, the goverment opened the consultation process ending on June 30, 2017, by presenting the draft legislation.

The European Union's withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty has fundamentally altered the landscape for investor-state arbitration within the EU.

Awards made in Switzerland may be challenged (directly before the Supreme Court) if the arbitrators have violated the parties’ "right to be heard in adversary proceedings" (guaranteed by Articles 182(3) and 190(2)(d) of the Swiss Private International Law Act).

Various European countries have created in the last 24 months special state courts for international commercial court disputes which can handle cases in English.

Even if such complaints have not much of chance to succeed, international legal assistance procedures are sometimes delayed for months.

X, Y and Z entered into a contract containing an arbitration clause. Z initiated arbitration proceedings against X, Y and A, on the ground that A constantly intervened in the making and performance of the contract. X and Y objected to the arbitration tribunal's jurisdiction regarding A in the absence of any arbitration agreement binding X, Y and Z to A.

Switzerland and China have concluded negotiations to modernise their 2014 free trade agreement, delivering transformative benefits for Swiss pharmaceutical exporters. The updated FTA will expand duty-free coverage for pharmaceuticals from 29.1% to nearly 100%, eliminate joint-venture requirements in key sectors, and introduce new protections against export restrictions and anti-competitive practices.

As of 1 January 2024, imports of industrial goods into Switzerland are exempt from customs duties.

On 2 April, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports, including a universal 10% tariff and sharply higher "reciprocal" tariffs targeting over 60 nations, including Switzerland.

Contracts should be checked to determine whether they include clauses addressing the impact of (threatened) significant trade tariffs on the contractual relationship.

Switzerland violated the right to a hearing when implementing the UN Security Council Resolutions connected with the embargo on Iraq. That was the judgment passed by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.

Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit der Rechtsfolge von Vertragsverletzungen, welche zum Zweck der Vorteilserlangung begangen werden.

At the recent panel discussion on 16 November 2023 at Caspian Week Forum 2023 in Dubai, leading experts, addressed the complex world of sanctions imposed by entities like the US, EU, and OFAC.

Gerichtsstandsvereinbarungen sind heute ein fester Bestandteil von Verträgen im internationalen Handels- und Geschäftsverkehr.

In this newsletter, we would like to address the constantly-recurring issues of specific VAT risks

Globalisation is on everyone's lips. The fact that globalisation can also have great impact in the area of indirect taxation in connection with the entry of goods is not always on the radars of internationally active companies, ...