Tenants and landlords of affected commercial leases who have not yet achieved an agreement on the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic thus have to find individual solutions.

With a surprisingly clear vote of 22:0, with two abstentions, the Legal Affairs Committee of the Swiss National Council passed a committee initiative that intends to temporarily suspend the exemption for the acquisition of ...

Switzerland's long-awaited revision of the Cartel Act is nearing the finish line. Both parliamentary chambers have now reached consensus on all elements of the reform package.

Directors of a Swiss company must perform their duties with due care and act in the best interest of the company. To protect a company's interests...

Auf den 1. Januar 2021 tritt die revidierte Handelsregisterverordnung in Kraft. Im Rahmen der Revision wird das Instrument der sogenannten Registersperre gestrichen.

The Swiss Federal Council continues aligning the Swiss sanctions regime to the EU sanctions against Russia.

Mieter und Vermieter von etroffenen Geschäftsmieten, welche sich noch nicht über die Folgen der Covid-19-Pandemie auf das Mietverhältnis einigen konnten, sind damit auf individuelle Lösungen verwiesen.

Given the COVID-19 circumstances, the Swiss Federal Council ordered an extension of the ordinary annual court recess ("Gerichtsferien").

Given the COVID-19 circumstances, the Swiss Federal Council ordered an extension of the ordinary annual court recess ("Gerichtsferien").

In the Vifor Pharma/HCI Solutions judgment of 23 January 2025 (2C_244/2022), the Federal Supreme Court specifies the requirements of Art. 7 CartA in terms of an "effects-based approach" and clarifies:

On August 19, 2020, the Federal Council submitted a draft legislation to Parliament in view of introducing a new unregulated fund category for qualified investors, the so-called Limited Qualified Investor Fund ...

On November 1, 2023, the SIX Swiss Exchange published amendments to its rules on disclosure of management transactions and ad hoc publicity.

In a recent decision, the Federal Supreme Court ruled by four votes to one in a public deliberation that the naming of an animal species for plant-based meat substitutes is incompatible with the Swiss Federal Law on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles ("LMG").

The Federal Council has taken its first step towards a Swiss foreign investment screening regime by specifying key elements including a mandatory filing for foreign state...

In a recent landmark decision, the Federal Patent Court underscored the critical role of protective briefs in preventing preliminary injunctions (PIs).

The Swiss Federal Council continues aligning the Swiss sanctions regime to the EU sanctions against Russia.

Im gestern publizierten Entscheid in Sachen Sanktionsverfügung: Hors-Liste Medikamente (Preisempfehlungen) (2C_149/2018 vom 4. Februar 2021) konkretisiert das Bundesgericht...

A recent decision by the Zurich Commercial Court has clarified the conditions under which search engines can be ordered to delist certain search results that allegedly violate personality rights.

The motion does not regulate the relationship between the new regulation pursuant to the motion and the cantonal measures already in place.

Recent clarifications from the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) provide much-needed guidance on when holding companies and management companies...