Expert Guides - Switzerland

Update on FIFA-related proceedings in Switzerland

This contribution is a follow-up to our previous contribution of July 2019, which announced the disqualification of the Attorney General of the Switzerland (OAG) and of two other federal prosecutors following informal meetings conducted by the OAG with representatives of the Fédération...

10/07/2021 Pierre Bydzovsky, Charles Russell Speechlys, Switzerland Ludivine Kaiser, Charles Russell Speechlys, Switzerland

The Reform of Swiss International Arbitration Law has entered Home Stretch—an Update

Swiss law on international arbitration is part of the Swiss Private International Law Act (PILA) as its Chapter 12

22/05/2020 Johannes Landbrecht, GABRIEL Arbitration, Switzerland Axel Buhr, GABRIEL Arbitration, Switzerland

Introduction of a Trust Law In Switzerland

Although Switzerland has a significant trust administration, it has not enacted its own trust law yet

20/08/2019 Natalie Peter, Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law, Switzerland

New Swiss Decisions in the FIFA Corruption Gate

Decisions of the Federal Penal Tribunal BB.2018.190 and BB.2018.197 of 17 June 2019

14/07/2019 Pierre Bydzovsky, Charles Russell Speechlys, Switzerland

The scope of application of the recently introduced Federal Act on the Surveillance of Post and Telecommunications in Switzerland

On 1 March 2018, the fully revised Federal Act on the Surveillance of Post and Telecommunications (FASPT) entered into force in Switzerland

19/06/2019 Jan Kleiner, Bär & Karrer, Switzerland Lukas Stocker, Bär & Karrer, Switzerland

The Reform of Swiss International Arbitration Law has entered Home Stretch

Swiss law on international arbitration is part of the Swiss Private International Law Act (PILA) as its Chapter 12

19/06/2019 Johannes Landbrecht, GABRIEL Arbitration, Switzerland Axel Buhr, GABRIEL Arbitration, Switzerland

Overview of conflict of interest at the Board of Swiss companies

Representatives of large shareholders, e.g. major shareholders or controlling shareholders, are frequent on the Board of directors of Swiss companies

19/06/2019 Louis Burrus, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland Tarek Houdrouge, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland

Switzerland’s Aviation Industry

As a highly export-oriented country and famous tourist destination, host of the United Nations and headquarter to many multinational organisations and NGOs, Switzerland attaches a great importance to its connections around the world

17/05/2019 Philippe Wenker, gbf Attorneys-at-law, Switzerland Hans-Ruedi Grob, Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law, Switzerland

Sports and Data Protection: Practical Insights

In sports, like in any other business sector, the importance of data grows

18/07/2018 Jan Kleiner, Bär & Karrer, Switzerland

Recent updates in the field of suspicious transaction and activity reports

In the context of the fight against money laundering, Switzerland has implemented a suspicious transaction report (hereafter “STR”) and suspicious activity report (hereafter “SAR”) system that enables financial intermediaries, such as banks, to report suspicion to the Swiss Financial Intelligence...

16/03/2018 Benjamin Borsodi, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland Sylvie Bertrand-Curreli, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland

Challenging interim awards on jurisdiction in Swiss seated arbitrations

In the arbitration process, the state courts serve important roles

25/09/2017 Georg Naegeli, Homburger, Switzerland Mladen Stojiljkovic, VISCHER, Switzerland

Patent Protection and Trends in Cloud Computing

Cloud computing describes a type of Internet-based computing that provides access to shared computer processing resources and other hosted services

01/09/2017 Clara-Ann Gordon, Niederer Kraft Frey, Switzerland

Swiss International Arbitration Law to be updated

Earlier this year, the Swiss Federal Council released its draft bill to amend certain provisions and to propose the inclusion of new provisions in the Swiss International Arbitration Law (Chapter 12 of the Swiss Federal Act on Private International Law, “PILA”)

03/07/2017 Florian Mohs, Pestalozzi, Switzerland Alain Muster, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland

Switzerland is up to date on the exchange of information in tax matters

On July 25, 2015, based on the Double Taxation Agreement between Switzerland and the Netherlands (“DTA CH-NL”), entered into on February 26, 2010 and taking over international standards with regard to exchange of information, more particularly article 26 of the Model Convention, the Netherland tax...

03/05/2017 Jean-Blaise Eckert, Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland

Pre-Draft of Revised Swiss Data Protection Act published – introducing new duties on Companies doing Business in Switzerland

On 22 December 2016 the Federal Department of Justice and Police published the long expected pre-draft of the revised Swiss Data Protection Act (“DPA”)

03/05/2017 Clara-Ann Gordon, Niederer Kraft Frey, Switzerland András Gurovits, Niederer Kraft Frey, Switzerland

Sharing Economy: No Need for New Regulation in Switzerland

The Swiss government does not intend to impede new business models by implementing new regulation.

27/02/2017 Rolf Auf der Maur, VISCHER, Switzerland Jonas D Gassmann, VISCHER, Switzerland

Challenge of controlled rents at the expiry of the cantonal administrative control: new hope for the Landlords?

The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland rendered on 20 August 2016 an interesting decision (Case 4A_559/2015) concerning the possibility to challenge the rent of residential premises furthered and controlled by a public authority when the concerned property is going out of such administrative...

19/01/2017 Yves Jeanrenaud, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland

Switzerland — a Favorable Seat of Arbitration for Foreign Antitrust Claims

Switzerland (especially Geneva and Zurich) has traditionally been a preferred venue for arbitration, generally ranking among the top three countries as a place for ICC arbitrations

14/10/2016 Franz X Stirnimann Fuentes, Stirnimann Fuentes Dispute Resolution, Switzerland Jean Marguerat, MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep, Switzerland

Swiss Corporate Tax Reform III

Switzerland will replace its privileged tax regimes by new attractive and internationally accepted tax measures

04/08/2016 Walter H Boss, Bratschi, Switzerland Stefanie Maria Monge, Bratschi, Switzerland

Investment Funds – an Overview of the Swiss Market

Switzerland, as an important financial center, has always been very attractive for the asset management industry and in particular investment funds. Since Switzerland's decision not to access the European Economic Area (EEA) in 1992, the market for investment funds in Switzerland has been separated...

23/06/2016 Caroline Clemetson, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland

Outlook on Recent Developments in Swiss Corporate Criminal Liability

Swiss corporate criminal liability entered into force on 1 October 2003 with the enactment of article 102 of the Swiss Criminal Code ("SCC")

22/01/2016 Benjamin Borsodi, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland

Regulation, transparency, and the coming IT revolution in Tax

Background

The global tax environment is rapidly changing. Tax strategies, which have been legal and common for many years, are increasingly regarded as unacceptable. The public perception that corporates artificially shift earnings to low tax jurisdictions and default on their "social contract" has...

30/09/2015 Stephen Alleway, Questro International, Switzerland Peter Andersen, Questro International, Netherlands Peder Reuther, KPMG, Denmark

Switzerland's aviation industry in 2015

Since the last issue of this Experts Guide in 2014 Switzerland's aviation industry has faced significant challenges. A nearly collapsed financial market with a still insecure market environment and high volatility in the aftermath not only resulted in a decrease in demand for aviation related...

18/06/2015 Philippe Wenker, gbf Attorneys-at-law, Switzerland Hans-Ruedi Grob, Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law, Switzerland

The impact in Switzerland of the European Succession Regulation

The European Succession Regulation

The purpose of the European Succession Regulation (hereafter the "Regulation") mainly consists in the introduction of uniform rules on jurisdiction and applicable law in order to avoid parallel proceedings and decisions in different Member States. Its scopes of...

01/06/2015 Philippe Pulfer, Walder Wyss, Switzerland Azadeh Djalili, Walder Wyss, Switzerland

Taxation in Switzerland of a Guernsey partnership

The present article focuses on the taxation in Switzerland of a partnership incorporated under the laws of Guernsey in the hands of a general partner who is an individual resident in Switzerland (Geneva). The Swiss Supreme Court (Swiss Federal Tribunal) has dealt with this issue in a recent...

01/09/2014 Walter H Boss, Bratschi, Switzerland Nelly Iglesias, IFN Tax & Law, Switzerland

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