On 15 March 2024, the Swiss Parliament passed the revised Swiss Patents Act (also "revPA"). Subject to a potential referendum, the revised Patents Act...

The Swiss National Council (NC) rejected the parameters originally proposed by the Motion 24.4596 "Besserer Schutz des geistigen Eigentums vor KI-Missbrauch" / "Better Protection...

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.

In decision 4A_502/2017, the Swiss Supreme Court rejected a challenge to set aside a Court of Arbitration for Sport award based on an alleged violation of the right to be heard and breach of substantive public policy.

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.

On 31 July 2018, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released its full statistical report for 2017.

In two recent French-language decisions both rendered on 11 June 2024 and slated for official publication, the Swiss Supreme Court dismissed two requests for revision filed by NIOC...

Switzerland welcomes its new data protection law.

On 11 March 2024, the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") released the third edition of its Background Paper on Annulment ("Updated Background Paper").

In a French-language decision dated 22 May 2018, the Swiss Supreme Court rejected two challenges against the same CAS award.

These trends also saw the emergence of Covid-19-related M&A case law in the Delaware Court of Chancery in the US.

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

In a French-language decision dated 2 May 2018, the Swiss Supreme Court partially upheld a challenge against a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) award.

In a new decision 4A 574/2023, 4A 576/2023, dated 24 May 2024 and published on 26 June 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirms and specifies the validity of a waiver clause...

Die SV17 ist die Antwort auf die Kritik und das Scheitern der USR III. Die geplanten Massnahmen der SV17 wurden bereits in unserem Newsletter vom August 2017 präsentiert

On 22 October 2025, the Federal Council launched a consultation on amendments to Swiss financial market laws aimed at improving the regulatory framework for stablecoins and other crypto-assets, while ensuring financial...

In a postulate of 25 February 2025 (25.3028), the Legal Affairs Committee of the Council of States of the Swiss Parliament mandated the Swiss Federal Council to assess the introduction of the instrument...

Switzerland has aligned its sanctions framework with the EU's 18th sanctions package, introducing new restrictions on investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims.

Executive Order 14257, presented by the President of the United States of America during a press conference in the Rose Garden on 2 April 2025, and the subsequent developments, have injected uncertainty into global trade...

The Federal Council has decided on 14 August 2024 that the new Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) allows for the secure exchange of personal data between Switzerland and certified US companies...