In a recent decision to be included in the official collection, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court clarified that all medical reports produced by the parties - including unsupported certificates of incapacity for work issued by treating physicians – qualify as documentary evidence within the meaning of the revised Article 177 of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure ("CPC"). The Court held that the recognition of such documents as evidence does not, however, prejudge their probative value, which remains subject to free judicial assessment in each individual case.
