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Nouveau droit des scellés en procédure pénale État des lieux de la jurisprudence deux ans après l'entrée en vigueur

The article outlines the state of Federal Supreme Court case law two years after the entry into force of the new provisions on the law of the sealing of evidence. The article is intended to be practice-oriented...

Switzerland Criminal

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Bär & Karrer

When Global Emissions Reach The Court Room: A Swiss Court Opens The Door To Climate Claims

On 17 December 2025, the Cantonal Court of Zug issued an incidental ruling on a case brought by four Indonesian individuals, residents of Pari Island, against the Swiss cement producer Holcim.

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Präventiver Rechtsschutz: Die Schutzschrift nach Art. 270 ZPO

Der präventive Rechtsschutz in Form der Schutzschrift existiert in der Schweiz seit einigen Jahren. Die Rechtsprechung verschaffte dem Institut gewisse Konturen.

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Commercial Mediation On The Rise

Commercial mediation on the rise? - Yes, I think this is correct. I see this not only in my own practice, but also hear it from various colleagues.

Switzerland Litigation

Weber-Stecher Arbitration - Mediation

Climate Case Asmania Et Al. v. Holcim: Decoding The Cantonal Court Of Zug's Decision

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Swiss Court Decides To Hear Landmark Climate Litigation

Switzerland Litigation

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Lenz & Staehelin

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Milestone Ruling Clarifies Confiscation Methodology In Case Of Commingled Licit And Illicit Assets (7B_65/2023, 5 December 2025)

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Delay Claims In International Arbitration

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

NEWSLETTER Du 6 Au 31 Octobre 2025 | N° 114

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Clarifies That AMLA Breaches Do Not, Per Se, Establish Money Laundering Intent

Switzerland Government

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Bär & Karrer

Switzerland Simplifies The Hearing Of Swiss Residents By Foreign Courts

Switzerland Litigation

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

AA - Auslandsbezug bei Arrestverfahren

Switzerland Litigation

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Vischer AG

Taking Of Evidence In Aid Of Cross-Border Civil Proceedings – It's Getting (Somewhat) Easier In Switzerland

Switzerland Litigation

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Lenz & Staehelin

New Rules To Facilitate Cross-Border Civil Proceedings Effective 1 January 2026

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

The New Swiss Investment Screening Act At A Glance

Switzerland Commercial

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Vischer AG

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Switzerland Employment

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BMG Avocats

"What Now?": The Potential Impact Of The G7 Agreement For EU And Swiss Taxpayers

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Loyens & Loeff

EU - UK - Swiss Stock Exchange Equivalence: Legal And Tax Implications

European Union Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

FINMA Publishes Guidance 01/2026 On The Custody Of Crypto-Based Assets

Switzerland Technology

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Bär & Karrer

NEWSLETTER du 11 août au 5 septembre 2025 | n° 111

La présente Newsletter de Monfrini Bitton Klein vise à offrir, de manière hebdomadaire, un tour d'horizon de la jurisprudence...

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

NEWSLETTER Du 14 Juillet Au 25 Juillet 2025 | N° 109

Autorité de recours pénale cantonale seule compétente pour statuer sur le prononcé de refus d'autorisation de surveillance de la correspondance...

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Swiss Federal Supreme Court On Deadline To File Forced-Heirship Claims

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has clarified that the one-year limitation period to file a forced-heirship reduction claim (Herabsetzungsklage) against the recipient of a lifetime gift...

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Too Late To Sue The Trustee? The Swiss Federal Supreme Court Issues A Landmark Ruling On The One-Year Forfeiture Period For Abatement Claims Under Swiss Forced Heirship Rules

In its recent decision of 13 August 2025 (BGer 5A_347/2024), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (the "Supreme Court") clarified for the first time how the one-year forfeiture period for abatement claims...

Switzerland Commercial

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

AT1 Bonds And Next Steps – What Investors Should Know And Do Now

Switzerland Litigation

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LINDEMANNLAW

Lukoil Arbitration Cases

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

NEC Contracts: Dispute Resolution Under NEC3 And NEC4

Switzerland Real Estate

Aceris Law

Irish Court Applies "Unambiguous Impropriety" Exception To Privileged Correspondence

Switzerland Litigation

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William Fry

Recent Case Law On The CS/UBS Emergency Merger: What Do BGer 2E_1/2024 And The SDNY Decision Of September 30, 2025 Mean?

Worldwide Finance

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LINDEMANNLAW

Ordre Public-Einwände i.S.v. Art. 34 Ziff. 1 LugÜ sind bereits im Erkenntnisverfahren zu erheben

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Interpreting Treaties In Investment Arbitration

Worldwide International

Aceris Law

The Hague District Court Grants Injunction Against Glenmark For G-Standaard Listing Of Eltrombopag 14 Days Prior To SPC Expiry Novartis

Switzerland Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

Vollstreckung von ausländischen Massnahmeentscheiden

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Die Fernwirkung des strafrechtlichen nemo-tenetur-Grundsatzes im Verwaltungsverfahren – ein Paradigmenwechsel am Beispiel des FINMA (Pre-)Enforcements

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

NEWSLETTER Du 14 Juillet Au 25 Juillet 2025 | N° 109

Autorité de recours pénale cantonale seule compétente pour statuer sur le prononcé de refus d'autorisation de surveillance de la correspondance...

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

The Hague District Court Grants Injunction Against Glenmark For G-Standaard Listing Of Eltrombopag 14 Days Prior To SPC Expiry Novartis

This case concerns infringement by Glenmark on Novartis' SPC 300451 for eltrombopag (marketed as Revolade®). Novartis sought urgent relief after Glenmark included its generic "Eltrombopag Glenmark"...

Switzerland Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

Vollstreckung von ausländischen Massnahmeentscheiden

Die Vollstreckung eines ausländischen Massnahmeentscheids in der Schweiz erfordert zunächst dessen Anerkennung und - sofern durch die Natur des Entscheides bedingt...

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Die Fernwirkung des strafrechtlichen nemo-tenetur-Grundsatzes im Verwaltungsverfahren – ein Paradigmenwechsel am Beispiel des FINMA (Pre-)Enforcements

Andrew Garbarski/Louis Frédéric Muskens/Mattia Brugger, Kommentar zum Urteil des Bundesgerichts 7B_45/2022 vom 21. Juli 2025...

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies The Burden Of Proof In The Context Of Liquidated Damages Clauses

Switzerland Litigation

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Borel & Barbey

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

La présente Newsletter de Monfrini Bitton Klein vise à offrir, de manière hebdomadaire, un tour d'horizon de la jurisprudence rendue par le Tribunal fédéral dans les principaux domaines d'activité de l'Etude, soit le droit pénal économique et le recouvrement d'actifs (asset recovery).

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Switzerland, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Switzerland Litigation

Weber-Stecher Arbitration - Mediation

Swiss Civil Procedure: New Case Law On Grounds For Recusal Of A Judge Who Conducted A Settlement Hearing

In its recently published judgment 4A_237/2025 of 4 August 2025, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court clarified when statements made by a judge during judicial settlement discussions may constitute grounds for recusal of said...

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

FSC 1C_665/2024 Of 3 July 2025: Reclaiming Overpaid Salaries

The Federal Supreme Court upholds the claim for repayment of a public-sector employer (primary school in the city of Dübendorf)...

Switzerland Employment

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Federal Tribunal Requires Clarity In Bank Contracts And Substantiated Defence In Banking Litigation

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Inadmissibility In Criminal Proceedings Of Evidence Produced To FINMA

Switzerland Criminal

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Bär & Karrer

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

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

Arrest und Pfändungsvollzug im schweizweiten Vollstreckungsraum

Switzerland Insolvency

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Vischer AG

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

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Criminal Liability Of Arbitrators

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

Audits de la Cour des comptes de Genève: quels droits face à cet ovni procédural?

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Prohibits The Use Of Animal Species Names For Plant-Based Meat Substitutes

Switzerland Healthcare

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Lenz & Staehelin

Litigation Funding In Switzerland: How To Pursue Legal Claims Without Bearing The Cost Risk

Switzerland Litigation

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LINDEMANNLAW

Federal Supreme Court Judgment Vifor/HCI Solutions: Art. 7 Para. 2 CartA Is Not An Endangerment Offense

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Rechtsmittelverfahren unter Berücksichtigung interkantonaler in internationaler Aspekte

Switzerland Tax

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Bär & Karrer

Probate Disputes: An Overview Of Opportunities And Challenges

Switzerland Family

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MME

Bundesgerichtliche Rechtsprechungsübersicht In Steuersachen 2023/2024 – Eine Auswahl Für Die Tägliche Steuerpraxis

Switzerland Tax

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Blum & Grob

Current Status And Lessons Learned From The Vincenz Case For Litigation Practice

Switzerland Litigation

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LINDEMANNLAW

Die verjährungsrechtliche Gleichstellung der Strafverfügung mit einem erstinstanzlichen Urteil im Verwaltungsstrafrecht: Abstraktes oder konkretes Konzept?

Switzerland Criminal

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Bär & Karrer

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NEWSLETTER du 11 août au 5 septembre 2025 | n° 111

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

NEWSLETTER Du 14 Juillet Au 25 Juillet 2025 | N° 109

Switzerland Criminal

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

Switzerland Criminal

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NEWSLETTER Du 9 Au 13 Septembre 2024 | N° 89

Switzerland Criminal

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Newsletter du 16 au 20 septembre 2024 | n° 90

Switzerland Criminal

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Newsletter Du 2 Au 6 Septembre 2024 | N° 88

Switzerland Criminal

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Newsletter Du 5 Au 16 Août 2024 | N° 86

Switzerland Litigation

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NEWSLETTER du 29 juillet au 2 août 2024 | n° 85

Switzerland Criminal

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NEWSLETTER Du 22 Au 26 Juillet 2024 | N° 84

Switzerland Criminal

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Newsletter Du 22 Au 26 Juillet 2024 | N° 84

Switzerland Criminal

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