The Revised Swiss Code On Civil Procedure Will Enter Into Force On 1 January 2025

The Federal Council decided on 6 September 2023 that the first major revision of the Swiss Code on Civil Procedure ("CCP"), as the Swiss parliament adopted it on 17 March 2023, will enter into force on 1 January 2025. Hence, everyone should have sufficient time to implement the new rules (e.g. by revising existing decrees and laws) and prepare for them.

The revised CCP encompasses various modifications, the most important of which we will comment in the following (all modifications may be accessed here, German and French only).

• Possibility to establish international commercial courts: The revised CCP allows the cantons to establish international commercial courts. The cantons may declare the commercial court competent if a litigation relates to at least one party's business activity, the amount in dispute exceeds CHF 100'000, the parties agree on the jurisdiction of the commercial court and if at least one party has its seat outside Switzerland when it agreed