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 companies19/06/2019
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
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
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
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
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
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