The Swiss electorate today clearly rejected the Young Socialists' (JUSO) initiative ‘For a social climate policy – fairly financed through taxation (Initiative for a Future)'.

On 12 February 2025, the Swiss Federal Council published its approach for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in Switzerland.

On September 22, 2023, the Swiss Federal Council announced its key guiding principles for amending the Swiss corporate sustainability reporting obligations.

On 14 September 2023, the SIX Regulatory Board announced that the listing rules of SDX have been amended to allow for bonds already listed on recognized foreign trading venues and on SIX to be admitted to trading.

Under Swiss law, a proposed concentration triggers a mandatory pre-merger notification if one of the undertakings concerned was held dominant, irrespective of the statutory turnover thresholds.

On 22 April 2020, the Swiss Federal Council announced financial support measures for startup companies to help them mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

In a historic ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found that the European Convention on Human Rights encompasses a right to effective protection by the State authorities against the adverse effects of climate change.

On 24 January 2023, FINMA issued its Guidance 01/2023 on developments in the management of climate risks. Building on previous communications...

The Federal Council proposes to strengthen the overall Swiss anti-money laundering framework. This Insight focuses on the key measure of the proposed introduction of a central register of ultimate beneficial owners.

In its published decision of 16 December 2021, the Administrative Court dealt with the issue of whether the Registry of Commerce must exchange a supporting document that was erroneously not redacted.

On 21 March 2025, the Swiss Federal Council adopted amendments to the Ordinance on the Rent and Lease of Residential and Commercial Premises.

On March 21, 2025, the Swiss legislative bodies ratified the Swiss Federal Law on the Supervision and Transparency in the Wholesale Energy Markets ("Swiss REMIT").

As of 1 July 2025, the Swiss Arbitration Centre offers a new framework for increased efficiency in private client arbitration proceedings, with the entry into force of the Supplemental Swiss Rules for Trust, Estate and Foundation Disputes ("TEF Rules").

Videoconferences are nowadays widely used for the examination of parties, witnesses and experts in cross-border civil proceedings.

Currently, payment systems not operated by banks are subject to a tiered registration / licensing and oversight regime: Smaller, Swiss-based payment...

Das Verwaltungsgericht hat sich in seinem publizierten und in Rechtskraft erwachsenen Entscheid vom 16. Dezember 2021 mit dem Thema auseinandergesetzt, ob das Handelsregisteramt einen irrtümlich nicht geschwärzten Beleg austauschen muss.

On 26 September 2025, alongside the adoption of the new Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (the "Legal Entities Transparency Act", "LETA")...

Am 20. März 2020 ordnete der Bundesrat eine Verlängerung des üblichen jährlichen Fristenstillstands an.

En date du 1 er novembre 2022, la Suisse et l'Allemagne ont signé un Accord sur la coopération entre leurs autorités de la concurrence ("Accord").

On December 21st, Switzerland and the United Kingdom entered into an agreement on the mutual recognition of financial services.