The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has held, by a majority decision, that the right to a fair trial granted under Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention) ...

Am 1. Januar 2025 treten die revidierten Bestimmungen der Schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO) und das Haager Gerichtsstandsübereinkommen (HGÜ) in Kraft.

On 15 June 2018, the Swiss parliament passed a revision of the statute of limitations. A special category of damages was created, namely personal injuries, to which a relative limitation period of three years ...

Although third-party funding (TPF) is increasingly common in international arbitration, it remains a mechanism that can be tricky to navigate...

In September 2024, the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association published the IBA Site Visit Model Protocol for International Arbitration ("Protocol").

On 1 January 2012, the revised ICC Arbitration Rules entered into force.

The new provisions on accounting and financial reporting came into force on 1 January 2013 and replace the former corresponding general provisions, as well as the specific rules of corporation law.

This page presents a comprehensive list of countries and territories worldwide, organized alphabetically for easy reference. The content includes standard country names along with their associated regions and dependencies, providing a global geographic reference point.

Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) wird zunehmend bei unterneh mensinternen Untersuchungen eingesetzt. KI beschleu nigt die Dokumentenanalyse, erkennt Muster in grossen Datenmengen, extrahiert relevante Informationen und erstellt strukturierte Gesprächsprotokolle. Diese Vorteile sind insbesondere bei komplexen, grenzüberschreitenden Untersuchungen mit umfangreichen Datenbeständen von erheblicher Bedeutung.

The Limited Qualified Investor Fund (L-QIF) has been introduced as part of the amendments to the Collective Investment Schemes Act (CISA) and its Implementing Ordinance (CISO).

Insolvency and international cooperation in insolvency matters have been subject to recent developments, particularly in the European Union but also internationally, as mandated by the UNCITRAL.

A Dispute Board (DB) is a panel of independent and impartial experts, referred to as "adjudicators" or "Dispute Board members", whose role in a construction...

Le 1er Juillet 2015, suite à une procédure d'une rapidité inhabituelle, la Suisse a adopté, sous pression de la communauté international ...

In 2014, the Supreme Court rendered 32 decisions on petitions to set aside international arbitral awards.

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO detailed intragroup staff leasing conditions in an internal guideline dated 20th June 2017. Opportune clarification or drawback to employees' mobility?

The AVS 21 reform and the resulting flexibilization of the retirement age have an impact on occupational benefits law. In addition, a number of recent Federal Court...

The importance of protecting trade secrets in today's business world is continually growing. Determining suitable mechanisms for protection has become a strategic decision every company must take.

In a recently published German-language decision, slated for publication in the official court reporter, the Swiss Supreme Court upheld a judgment in which a lower court

Unsere Arbeitsweise hat sich in den letzten Jahren stark verändert. Telearbeit ist in vielen Berufen längst technisch möglich, und für viele Mitarbeitende ist die Möglichkeit, remote zu arbeiten...

The acquisition of residential real estate by non-Swiss nationals residing outside of Switzerland is restricted based on the Lex Koller. The history of the Lex Koller is marked by attempts to either relax...