In an insolvency of a multinational group the debtor's assets are located in different jurisdictions.

The Federal Tribunal of Switzerland, the country's highest court, recently dispelled the uncertainty that hung around the question of costs in connection with the precautionary taking of evidence.

The judge in Swiss civil proceedings primarily has a case management role.

The forms of collaboration are changing. New models of collaboration affect the risks of those involved in construction. Hans-Ulrich Brunner was a speaker at the 23rd Swiss Construction Law

In connection with the international pressure on the Swiss corporate tax location, especially in relation to the Cantonal exemption of income for holding companies as well as the status...

Prof Dr Philipp Zurkinden is a partner and head of competition at Prager Dreifuss, and Bernhard C Lauterburg is counsel of the competition team.

The global pandemic has firmly thrust the Swiss litigation scene into the 21st century. In future, if things go according to the government's plans, Swiss resident witnesses will soon be able...

Am 25. Februar 2015 legte der Bundesrat dem National- und Ständerat den Entwurf zur Teilrevision des Mehrwertsteuergesetzes ("MWSTG") vor.

Um den Ausbruch des Coronavirus (COVID-19) einzudämmen, haben die Behörden in Europa verschiedene Massnahmen ergriffen. In der Schweiz hat der Bundesrat gestützt...

Wer kürzlich die Hauptseite der Website der ESTV besucht hat, dem ist vielleicht aufgefallen, dass der Link zur Übersicht Mehrwertsteuer neuer-dings als "Mehrwertsteuer und Abgabe RTV" bezeichnet wird.

So called Initial Coin Offerings ("ICO") as a new fundraising mechanisms in which new projects sell their underlying crypto tokens in exchange ...

Mit Entscheid BGer 2C_168/2017 vom 26. Oktober 2017 weitete das Bundesgericht den Tatbestand der Steuerumgehung auf eine Unternehmensnachfolge aus,

Swiss competition law is primarily governed by the Federal Law on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition (LCart).2 The LCart is primarily enforced by the Competition Commission...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) lifted the fixed minimum exchange rate for Swiss Francs (CHF) to Euros (EUR) and introduced 'negative interest rates' of -0.75% per annum as of January 22 2015.

As the Swiss National Bank introduces negative interest rates, Prager Dreifuss's Daniel Hayek and Nadja Zink discuss strategies for derivative transactions...

In der 2019 Ausgabe des International Comparative Legal Guide zu Project Finance geben Daniel Hayek und Mark Meili einen Überblick über die rechtlichen Rahmenbedigungen und Herausforderungen bei Project

The present paper discusses global financial standards and their relevance as part of the regulatory reforms initiated in the aftermath of the financial turmoil.

In a globalised, highly interdependent economic environment, effective enforcement of legal rights is a key business factor.

Switzerland is home to approximately 250 banks with an aggregate balance sheet of about CHF3.23 trillion ($3.25 trillion).

Reinsurance practice often involves international contractual relations. Issues that regularly arise in reinsurance litigation relate to the place of jurisdiction and the applicable law.