This article explains the context of Swiss-American succession, US tax and succession law must be considered in addition to Swiss law.
This article discusses domestic arbitration in Switzerland as it was governed by cantonal law, notably by the inter-cantonal Concordat on Arbitration of 27 March 1969 (the Concordat) which had been gradually ratified and implemented by all 26 cantons.
This article provides an overview of the options proposed by the Federal Council in order to implement the standard set by the FATF Recommendations 2012 into the national law and to fulfill Switzerland's international engagements.
In this article regarding insurance, answers to questions addressing the parties’ Information Duties under Swiss statutory law rather than the duty of utmost good faith in the narrow sense (which has not been implemented in Swiss law).
This article provides an overview of the main Swiss criminal law provisions, which prohibit<br />the theft and disclosure of banking information to foreign authorities or courts, and to see how they have been applied to whistleblowers in recent cases by Swiss courts and authorities.
This article is a practical cross-border insight into mergers and acquisitions.
This article speaks about the international financial and debt crisis (Lehman Brothers, Madoff, etc.) and other economic and political events which have triggered a wave of new regulations in Switzerland in the last few years.
This Top Ten shows practical advice for when it may be time for a legal department to invest in technology that allows its attorneys to serve their clients better, become more efficient, and save money.
This Top Ten article is intended to help foreign investors navigate the key issues that a purchaser of a Spanish production unit will face when buying a business from a seller subject to insolvency proceedings, taking into particular consideration the recently revised Spanish Insolvency Act (the "IA") and decisions of the Spanish Commercial Courts.