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ARTICLE · 07 NOVEMBER 2022

White-Collar Crime Trends & Developments 2022

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The purpose of this contribution is to briefly present the salient elements of the recent revision of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP), which is expected to come into force in the near future.

SwitzerlandCriminal Law
Andrew Garbarski
Andrew Garbarski
Anne Valérie Julen Berthod
Anne Valérie Julen Berthod
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Reform of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure

Introduction

The purpose of this contribution is to briefly present the salient elements of the recent revision of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP), which is expected to come into force in the near future. The aim is to highlight the most important changes for practitioners active in the field of white-collar crime.

After a brief reminder of the reasons that led the Swiss Parliament to undertake this revision and its stages, the article will present two amendments that in the authors' view deserve particular attention, namely those concerning the sealing procedure and those relating to criminal orders. This piece will also briefly mention certain amendments envisaged by the Federal Council which were widely debated before Parliament, hence their interest, before being finally rejected.

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