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The term "big data" has been in use since the early 1990s. Thus, big data is not something that is completely new. What has changed within the last three decades, however,...

On 20 December 2016 the FAC upheld a decision by the SFTA to reject the tax treaty-based partial refund claims of a Luxembourg resident financial institution for Swiss taxes withheld from dividends...

The Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has specified the conditions for the assignment of employees between group companies in a published internal directive dated 20 June 2017.

The Swiss M&A market showed meaningful momentum in 2025, with deal activity and volume advancing beyond 2024 – yet tariff shocks and geopolitical uncertainties led to the year still landing slightly below expectations...

Angesichts der zunehmenden wirtschaftlichen Bedeutung von personenbezogenen Daten ist schon seit geraumer Zeit eine Zunahme von unzulässigen Zugriffen auf Datensammlungen zu beobachten.

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Federal Court, FSC) has clarified that a restriction of competition is a prerequisite for the finding of an abuse of a dominant position in the sense of Article 7 of the Cartel Act (CartA).

The purchase and sale of corporate entities, and of their assets and liabilities, are mainly governed by the Swiss Code of Obligations (which includes corporate law and the statutory provisions on the purchase and sale of goods).

Under Swiss law, the sealing of evidence is a procedural tool available for the purposes of paralysing the effects of a criminal seizure or production order.

Swiss banking remains a core part of Switzerland's economy and its international financial centre.

The US is currently the second most important trade partner of Switzerland and the most important investment location for Swiss companies.

Switzerland is a global hub for sports law, sports governance and international sports arbitration. The country hosts many of the world's most influential sports organisations, including FIFA, UEFA and the IOC, and is home to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the leading institution for resolving international sports disputes.

The final version of the revised Swiss Collective Investment Scheme Act was adopted by both chambers of parliament on September 28, 2012.

Please provide a high-level overview of the blockchain market in your jurisdiction. In what business or public sectors are you seeing blockchain or other distributed ledger technologies being adopted?

On 26 September 2025, the Swiss Parliament adopted the new Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners(TJPG).

The establishment and operation of Alternative Investment Funds ("AIFs") (and their managers) is governed by the Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes of 23 June 2006 ("CISA")...

On 15 June 2018, the Swiss parliament adopted the Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Swiss Financial Institutions Act (FinIA).

Seit dem 1. Juli 2021 gelten neue Zulassungsbeschränkungen für angestellte Ärztinnen und Ärzte. Die Kantone haben bis 2023 Zeit für die Umsetzung.