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Schellenberg Wittmer (led by Olivier Favre) acted as counsel to the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) for the update of its definitions for interest rate products...

In Decision 4A_510/2024 / 4A_512/2024, the Swiss Supreme Court upheld requests for revision of a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) award that deprived a US gymnast of her Olympic bronze medal...

In a decision dated 18 April 2018, which was published on 4 May 2018 and is marked for inclusion in the official court reporter, the Swiss Supreme Court rejected a request by football club...

The new Swiss Corporate Law entered into force on 1 January 2023. After the first season of shareholder meetings, many companies have amended their articles of association to comply...

In a German-language decision of 30 April 2018 (which will not be published in the official court reporter), the Swiss Supreme Court held that a motion to set aside an international award...

In a German-language decision dated 27 February 2019, but only recently published, the Swiss Supreme Court denied

On 9 January 2026, the Singapore International Commercial Court issued its judgment upholding a £183 million Energy Charter Treaty ("ECT") award against Poland...

On 4 May 2018 the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published leading case 4A_7/2018 dated 18 April 2018, which has been marked for inclusion in the official court reporter.

On 6 June 2025, the Swiss Federal Council unveiled a comprehensive package of proposals to strengthen the country's banking regulation in the wake of the Credit Suisse crisis.

In a French-language decision dated 4 March 2019, but only recently published, the Swiss Supreme Court refused to set aside an award issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

In a recently published French-language decision, the Swiss Supreme Court declared that an application to set aside a preliminary award on jurisdiction rendered by a Geneva-seated tribunal was inadmissible.

In late April of this year, the British bank TSB moved millions of customer accounts from the systems of Lloyds Bank, which has hosted them since TSB was separated from Lloyds ...

As expected, the controversial Juso "Future Initiative" was rejected in today's public vote. The proposal sought to introduce a new federal tax of 50% on inheritances and gifts exceeding CHF 50 million...

During its meeting on 31 January 2024, the Federal Council resolved to put the revised Collective Schemes Act (CISA) and the amended Collective...

In decision 4A_491/2017, the Swiss Supreme Court rejected a challenge to set aside a partial award on the grounds of violation of the right to be heard and substantive public policy.

Already in 2021, the Swiss Supreme Court determined that the term of office for the board of directors of a Swiss corporation ends six months following the end of the relevant business year...

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.

In a recently published French-language decision, the Swiss Supreme Court dismissed an application to set aside a domestic final award rendered by a sole arbitrator in Geneva.