ISIS Seminar 26/303, Renaissance Zürich Tower Hotel, Turbinenstrasse 20, 8005 Zürich...

2018 was a very strong year for M&A in Switzerland. With almost 500 transactions, whereof more than 150 involved private equity investors, the number of transactions surpassed even the record year of 2014

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Université de Lausanne, CEDIDAC, Journée de droit pénal de l'entreprise...

La recevabilité du recours à la Cour des plaintes du Tribunal pénal fédéral contre l'admission d'une partie plaignante, in: Heimgartner/Thormann/Zufferey (édit.), Tempus fugit, Mélanges pour les 20 .

In its ruling of 26 June 2025 (4A_5/2025), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirmed its jurisprudence that if compensation for a post-contractual non-compete has been agreed...

The commentary on Arts. 119–122 CISA/KAG analyses the Swiss market-access regime for foreign collective investment schemes.

Bär & Karrer beleuchtet in der November-Ausgabe 2024 von Legal Success, wie der aktuelle Entwurf des Investitionsprüfgesetzes den Wirtschaftsstandort Schweiz beeinträchtigt.

In its decision ruling 6B_525/2024 of 15 January 2025 (scheduled for publication in the Official Collection of Decisions), the Federal Supreme Court has issued a leading decision on the scope of the nemo tenetur principle.

In its recently published judgment 4A_237/2025 of 4 August 2025, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court clarified when statements made by a judge during judicial settlement discussions may constitute grounds for recusal of said...

In its recently published judgement 5A_691/2023 of 13 August 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court clarified how time limits set out in months

In a new landmark ruling, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has clarified that non-accused third parties may also invoke protection of legal privilege, privacy and other legally protected secrets, such as the medical secret, in the context of unsealing proceedings.

Vorkaufsrechte an Grundstücken sind in der Immobilienpraxis weit verbreitet. Vertraglich werden solche oft in Mietverträgen oder aber in speziellen Vorkaufsverträgen

Swiss corporate tax work in 2016 focused primarily on M&A transactions, both in the rivate and public sector, as well as on reorganisations.

On January 16 2015, the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) published the revised wording of the Expatriate Ordinance (ExpaV, SR 642.118.3) which will enter into force on January 1 2016.

On 27 and 28 January 2025, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) published two updated circulars relating to interest rates recognised for tax purposes for advance payments and loans in Swiss francs.

In November 2020, after several years of debate and an intense voting campaign, Switzerland narrowly rejected the adoption of the first, so-called "Responsible Business Initiative".

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has validated minimum wage regulations in Zurich and Winterthur, overturning lower court decisions and affirming that municipalities possess constitutional autonomy to establish local wage floors. With minimum wages of CHF 23.90 and CHF 23.00 per hour respectively now set to take effect, the ruling settles a key question about the division of legislative powers between cantonal and municipal authorities in Switzerland's federal system.

On 11 August 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court handed down a decision in cases 1C_317/2025 and 1C_319/2025, ruling for the first time that wellness and leisure facilities – including fitness rooms, saunas, indoor pools with Jacuzzis, and game rooms – qualify as main usable surfaces (MUS) under Art. 11 para. 2 of the Swiss Second Homes Act (SHA; "Lex Weber").

Swiss Tax Reform Package Approved.