Switzerland: Data Protection

When employees resign to join competitors, employers face critical decisions about client communication, data protection, and legal boundaries. This analysis examines the delicate balance between legitimate business interests and employee rights during sensitive departures, exploring the legal frameworks governing competitive moves and data handling obligations.

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Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) wird zunehmend bei unterneh mensinternen Untersuchungen eingesetzt. KI beschleu nigt die Dokumentenanalyse, erkennt Muster in grossen Datenmengen, extrahiert relevante Informationen und erstellt strukturierte Gesprächsprotokolle. Diese Vorteile sind insbesondere bei komplexen, grenzüberschreitenden Untersuchungen mit umfangreichen Datenbeständen von erheblicher Bedeutung.

As a third country, Switzerland is obliged neither by a bilateral nor by a multilateral agreement to transpose EU secondary law in the field of financial services. The bilateral agreements between Switzerland and the EU do not contain a market access agreement for financial services. PSD3 and PSR will therefore have no direct effect in Switzerland. Swiss payment service providers are primarily governed by Swiss law

This lecture at California Western School of Law examined the EU AI Act and the GDPR, including their purposes, scope, risk classifications, key obligations, and enforcement mechanisms.

In its recent judgment (Rs. C‑526/24), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) shed some light on data subject access rights and potential damages connected thereto...

Data centers are the backbone of modern technology. By processing and storing ever-growing volumes of data, they form the core of today's digital infrastructure...

Am 3. September 2025 hat der Bundesrat die Botschaft zur Teilrevision des HMG zuhanden des Parlaments verabschiedet.

On 3 September 2025, the Federal Council published the dispatch regarding the partial revision of the Therapeutic Products Act (TPA) to be submitted to Parliament.