ArticleDer steuerfreie Kapitalgewinn ist unter Druck – eine BestandsaufnahmeDer durch die Veräusserung von Vermögenswerten erzielte Kapitalgewinn ...SwitzerlandTaxPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleThe Swiss Insurance Contract Act1 Anyone who has applied to the insurance company to conclude an insurance contract and has not set a shorter time limit for acceptance, remains bound for 14 days.SwitzerlandInsurancePrager Dreifuss AG
ArticlePractical Implications Of The New FINMA Guidance On Payments On The BlockchainOn 26 August 2019, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA ("FINMA") published its Guidance 02/2019.SwitzerlandTechnologyPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleInsolvency And RestructuringFor what is arguably the financial capital of the world, Switzerland is renowned for its jurisdiction's financial benefits, but this doesn't mean businesses encounter less risk.SwitzerlandInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleWhy The UK May Consider Taking The Swiss ApproachWith question marks over the UK as a place of jurisdiction, one option would be to replace the present arrangements with the Lugano Convention.SwitzerlandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleTax Consequences Of Restructuring Of Pension Fund AssetsVarious federal legal laws encourage saving in the form of occupational pension plans. In this context, not only the paying-in professionals benefit from tax advantages...SwitzerlandTaxPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleAuswirkungen der Rechtsprechung des OGH (FL) auf den Drittschutz im Geschäftsverkehr mit liechtensteinischen juristischen PersonenEin Urteil des Obersten Gerichtshofs des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (OGH) vom 4. Februar 2022 (CG.2018.269) ist auch für Schweizer Banken bemerkenswert.LiechtensteinLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleAdditional Deduction On Research And Development Activities Since 1 January 2020, many cantons have allowed an additional deduction for research and development expenditure.SwitzerlandTaxPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleMerger Control In Switzerland, Market IntelligenceProf Dr Philipp Zurkinden is a partner and head of competition at Prager Dreifuss, and Bernhard C Lauterburg is counsel of the competition team.SwitzerlandAntitrust/Competition LawPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleThe Floating Charge Is No Longer A Foreign ConceptDaniel Hayek and Alexander Flink discuss the option to create a "floating charge" over intermediated securities and the additional flexibility it provides in finance transactions.SwitzerlandFinance and BankingPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleWhat Revision Of Swiss Federal Data Protection Act MeansOn September 15, the Swiss Federal Council published a bill for the comprehensive revision of the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act.SwitzerlandPrivacyPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleTRAF - Transitional MeasuresThe tax reform will come into force on 1 January 2020. SwitzerlandTaxPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleGAR Know-How LitigationThe organisation is governed by cantonal law (article 3 et seq of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code (CPC)). Generally, each canton has a conciliation authority and a first and second instance court.SwitzerlandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleSpontaner Informationsaustausch Von Tax Rulings ab 1.1.2018Die Schweiz hat im Rahmen der "Weissgeld"-Strategie verschiedene Massnahmen getroffen, um im internationalen Umfeld kompatibel zu bleiben. Dazu gehört u.a. auch der Beitritt zum Übereinkommen des Europarates und der OECD...SwitzerlandTaxPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleDispute Resolution Law Guide 2018The judge in Swiss civil proceedings primarily has a case management role.SwitzerlandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleSwiss Construction Law Conference 2019 – Presentation: New Collaboration Models In Construction Projects – New Risks And What They Mean For Planners' Professional Liability InsuranceThe 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 LawSwitzerlandReal Estate and ConstructionPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleFolgen des Coronavirus – Vertragsanpassung und SanierungUm den Ausbruch des Coronavirus (COVID-19) einzudämmen, haben die Behörden in Europa verschiedene Massnahmen ergriffen. In der Schweiz hat der Bundesrat gestützt...SwitzerlandCoronavirus (COVID-19)Prager Dreifuss AG
ArticleTax Fraud And Big CrimeToday, few speak about organised and drug related crime in the context of anti-money laundering legislation.SwitzerlandCriminal LawPrager Dreifuss AG
ArticleRevision Of The Swiss Anti-Money Laundering ActFollowing recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force, the Swiss government has proposed legislation to shore up the integrity of its financial centre...SwitzerlandGovernment, Public SectorPrager Dreifuss AG