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In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008/2009, Switzerland launched a massive overhaul of its financial regulations, in pursuit of several objectives.

The legal bases of the cartel prohibition are Articles 4(1) and 5 of the Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition of 6 October 1995 (CA), the equivalent to Article 101...

The regulatory environment in Switzerland to date continues to be investor-friendly for the following three main reasons: (i) limited investment restrictions (a notable exception being the Federal Law on Acquisition of Real Estate (the so-called Lex Koller)...

Most arbitration practitioners have never been involved in a trust arbitration. This is not really surprising: until recently, trust litigation and arbitration pretty much ignored each other.

Vorab sei bezüglich Sachverhalt, Prozessgeschichte und Erwägungen ergänzend auf den Beitrag von Roberto Fornito in dieser Angelegenheit hingewiesen.

On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D").

2021 has been driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and a statebacked credit support programme for Swiss companies implemented by a Swiss bank-driven initiative. M&A activities remained a...

Am 19. Dezember 2025 wird das Parlament die Teilrevision des Kartellgesetzes verabschieden. Die wichtigsten Änderungen sind...

Product liability claims may be based on (1) the Swiss Product Liability Act (PLA), (2) contract law, (3) tort law, or (4) statutory provisions applicable to specific industries.

Die Vorgeschichte des hier besprochenen Urteils ist breit bekannt und war auch bereits Gegenstand einer Publikation in dieser Zeitschrift.

Am 8. März 2026 hat das Schweizer Stimmvolk das Bundesgesetz über die Individualbesteuerung mit rund 55% der Stimmen angenommen.

In der Schweiz werden Dividenden üblicherweise ein mal jährlich im Anschluss an die ordentliche General versammlung ausgeschüttet. Aus logistischen Gründen gilt dies für Publikumsgesellschaften noch stärker als für privat gehaltene Unternehmen.

All of the standard transaction strategies to acquire portfolio companies are commonly used in Switzerland. We assume that regular leveraged buyouts have accounted for the majority...

In the Swiss legal system, administrative law plays a predominant role.

Despite the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recovery of the Swiss economy has been quite swift with GDP growth in the low to mid-single digits for 2021, which is expected to continue in 2022.

Under Swiss law, using or applying prohibited substances per se is not a criminal offence for the athlete using or applying the substances.

On 8 December 2023, the EU trilogues ended with a provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act, in short: the AI Act. The AI Act is the first law regulating AI systems comprehensively...