Switzerland: Construction & Planning

Switzerland's Construction, Engineering & Materials sector faces profound structural challenges including elevated financing costs, intense price competition, skilled labor shortages, and rising sustainability requirements. Analysis of Swiss stock exchange listed firms reveals that companies explicitly addressing disruption factors in their annual reports demonstrate stronger financial performance, with technological and environmental disruption emerging as the most significant transformation drivers at 71%

Construction delay disputes become particularly complex when employer-risk and contractor-risk events overlap, creating what is known as concurrent delay.

Sanierungs-und Abbruchkündigungen stehen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Eigentümerinteressen und Mieterschutz – auf beiden Seiten lauern rechtliche Fallstricke.

Construction projects are inherently complex endeavours that involve multiple participants, demand coordination, and carry inherent risks. They bring together a wide range of stakeholders, technical experts...

It has been one year since the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association (the "IBA") issued the Site Visit Model Protocol for International Arbitration (the "Site Visit Protocol").

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...

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning (BCP/DRP) is good practice for businesses, sometimes even imposed by law or the regulator. The coronavirus crisis currently exposes businesses around the world...

The new law on the statute of limitations will enter into force on 1st January 2020 (amendment approved on 15 June 2018).

The forms of collaboration are changing. New models of collaboration affect the risks of those involved in construction. Hans-Ulrich Brunner was a speaker at the 23rd Swiss Construction Law