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Law Applicable To The Extension Of An Arbitral Clause: A Snake Biting Its Own Tail?

On first look, the ever-growing problem of extending arbitral agreements and, through such, the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal, is the logical reflection of globalisation...

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Confidentiality In International Arbitration

Traditionally, confidentiality is one of the perceived advantages of international arbitration as opposed to State court proceedings. The underlying rationale behind confidentiality in international arbitration...

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

WTO Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration (MPIA): Shrinking The Void?

The World Trade Organization ("WTO") has long served as the cornerstone of the multilateral trading system, providing not only a framework for negotiating trade agreements...

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

Swiss Arbitration Centre Issues New Rules For Trust, Estate And Foundation Disputes

As reported in our Newsflash of 27 May 2025, the Swiss Arbitration Centre recently launched new Supplemental Swiss Rules for Trust, Estate and Foundation Disputes (TEF Rules).

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Le Swiss Arbitration Centre publie des nouvelles règles complémentaires pour les litiges en matière de trusts, successions et fondations.

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Swiss Arbitration Centre erlässt neue Schiedsordnung für Trust-, Nachlass- und Stiftungsstreitigkeiten

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Key Takeaways From 2024 LCIA And ICC Arbitration Statistics

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies That The Deadline For Opposing An Unsealing Request Cannot Be Extended

Switzerland Litigation

BK

Bär & Karrer

Naftogaz v. Gazprom: Final Arbitral Award Rendered, Enforcement Proceedings Imminent

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

New Bespoke Rules For Private Clients Arbitration: The 2025 Supplemental Swiss Rules For Trust, Estate And Foundation Disputes

Switzerland Litigation

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Lenz & Staehelin

Fair Trial And Arbitration Under The ECHR

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Switzerland - Arbitration Friendly Approach To Confidentiality In Setting-aside Proceedings

Switzerland Litigation

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Loyens & Loeff

Investor, National, Or Both? Dual Nationality In Treaty Disputes

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

Criminal Liability Of Arbitrators

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

Part 28: When Media Houses And AI Providers Clash – The Pitfalls Of AI Regulation

Switzerland Technology

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Vischer AG

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Clarifies That Agreed Compensation For A Post-contractual Non-compete Obligation Cannot Unilaterally Be Terminated By The Employer If This Has Not Been Contractually Agreed

Switzerland Employment

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Bär & Karrer

Negotiating Media Rights Agreements In Sports Part 1: The Kick-Off (Podcast)

Switzerland Media & IT

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Vischer AG

The EU AI Act: Update On The Application Timeline And Implications For Swiss Companies

Switzerland Technology

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Lenz & Staehelin

NEWSLETTER Du 26 Mai Au 6 Juin 2025 | N° 106

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

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Newsletter Du 5 Au 16 Août 2024 | N° 86

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter Du 22 Au 26 Mai 2023 | N° 34

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

A Swiss § 1782? Article 185a PILA And The Assistance Of Swiss Courts To Obtain Evidence In Support Of Foreign Arbitral Proceedings

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Trust Your Standing! Standing Of Beneficiaries Of Trusts And Foundations In Swiss Criminal Or Mutual Assistance Proceedings

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Privileged Or Not Privileged? Privilege Of Communications With Non-Swiss Lawyers In Criminal Investigations

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Post-Brexit Enforcement Of UK Judgments In Switzerland: All Is Not Lost

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Enforcement Of Judgments 2021

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Privileged Or Not Privileged? Privilege Of Communications With Non-Swiss Lawyers In Criminal Investigations

It is probably fitting that we begin our series of articles for Mondaq's White-Collar Crime Newsfeed with the discussion of a ruling that concerns the privilege of communications with foreign lawyers in criminal proceedings.

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies That The Deadline For Opposing An Unsealing Request Cannot Be Extended

In its ruling of 10 June 2025 (7B_1264/2024, 7B_1422/2024), relating to the unsealing of physical and electronic documents that were presumably covered by attorney-client privilege...

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

The New In-House Legal Privilege Legal Insight Series On The Revision Of The CPC Entering Into Force On 1 January 2025: Part 1

On 1 January 2025, the revised Swiss Civil Procedure Code (CPC) will come into effect, introducing significant changes.

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Legal Privilege In Internal Investigations - Recent Swiss FSC Rulings

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

White-Collar Crime Switzerland: Trends & Developments

Switzerland Criminal

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Bär & Karrer

The Guide To Evidence In International Arbitration

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Limits Privilege Against Self-Incrimination In Antitrust Proceedings

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Disclosure In Cross-border Disputes: Traversing The Procedural Minefield

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Lalive

Revision Of The Swiss Civil Procedure Code

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Law Applicable To The Extension Of An Arbitral Clause: A Snake Biting Its Own Tail?

On first look, the ever-growing problem of extending arbitral agreements and, through such, the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal, is the logical reflection of globalisation...

Switzerland Litigation

BK

Bär & Karrer

Inadmissibility In Criminal Proceedings Of Evidence Produced To FINMA

In a significant decision dated 21 July 2025 (7B_45/2022), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ('SFC') addressed crucial questions regarding the interplay...

Switzerland Criminal

BK

Bär & Karrer

Confidentiality In International Arbitration

Traditionally, confidentiality is one of the perceived advantages of international arbitration as opposed to State court proceedings. The underlying rationale behind confidentiality in international arbitration...

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

WTO Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration (MPIA): Shrinking The Void?

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

Swiss Arbitration Centre Issues New Rules For Trust, Estate And Foundation Disputes

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Le Swiss Arbitration Centre publie des nouvelles règles complémentaires pour les litiges en matière de trusts, successions et fondations.

Switzerland Litigation

SW

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Swiss Arbitration Centre erlässt neue Schiedsordnung für Trust-, Nachlass- und Stiftungsstreitigkeiten

Switzerland Litigation

SW

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Key Takeaways From 2024 LCIA And ICC Arbitration Statistics

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Naftogaz v. Gazprom: Final Arbitral Award Rendered, Enforcement Proceedings Imminent

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

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Court Procedure

NEWSLETTER Du 9 Au 13 Septembre 2024 | N° 94

Le 16 janvier 2024, le Tribunal de première instance a annoncé la clôture imminente de l'enquête pénale. En réaction, le Recourant a demandé une indemnisation de CHF 298

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter Du 2 Au 6 Septembre 2024 | N° 88

Refus d'appliquer la fiction du re-trait à un prévenu soumis à la dé-fense obligatoire, absent aux débats d'appel [p. 2]...

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter du 19 au 30 août 2024 | n° 87

Portée du secret professionnel de l'avocat sur un rapport d'enquête interne fondé sur des copies de documents bancaires et produit devant la FINMA [p. 2]

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Swiss Arbitration Centre Issues New Rules For Trust, Estate And Foundation Disputes

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Launch Of The Trust, Estate And Foundation (TEF) Rules Of The Swiss Arbitration Centre (SAC) – A New Era For Private-Wealth Arbitration

Switzerland Litigation

BK

Bär & Karrer

The Use Of Videoconference Systems In Court

Switzerland Litigation

BK

Bär & Karrer

Revised CPC: New Deadline To File New Facts And Evidence In Civil Proceedings

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Entrée en vigueur du CPC révisé et de la Convention de La Haye sur les accords d'élection de for

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Inkrafttreten der revidierten ZPO und des Haager Gerichtsstandsübereinkommens

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

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Commodities/ Securities

The establishment of a Swiss bank in Switzerland, Various Aspects

Switzerland Commercial

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

The Euro and the Swiss legal framework: The Euro as a "normal" foreign currency regarding investment guidelines

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

The Euro and the Swiss legal framework: Principle of the continuity of contracts

Switzerland Employment

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

When Are The Swiss Courts "Seised" For Purposes Of Article 21 Of The Lugano Convention?

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Revision Of The Federal Code Of Debt Collection And Bankruptcy In Switzerland

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

A Short Overview Of The Revised Swiss Investment Fund Legislation

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

Cantonal Court Decisions Recognizing A Foreign Civil Judgment Binding For All Swiss Courts

Switzerland Employment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Securities Dealing In Switzerland - New Rules For Lead Managers

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

New Federal Statute On Exchanges And Securities Dealing In Switzerland

Switzerland Commercial

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

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