Bär & Karrer is a renowned Swiss law firm with more than 170 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano and Zug. Our core business is advising our clients on innovative and complex transactions and representing them in litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. Our clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and around the world.
Which issues will your incapacitated client face when the unexpected happens while traveling or living abroad? Will your client’s powers of attorney work abroad? This dynamic session explored the challenges of becoming...
Switzerland
ACTEC Meeting Palm Springs, USA, 2025
Which issues will your incapacitated client face when the
unexpected happens while traveling or living abroad? Will your
client's powers of attorney work abroad? This dynamic session
explored the challenges of becoming incapable of managing property
and personal care for the global citizen (or world traveler). It
first presented a jurisdictional survey of Swiss, English, and
Florida incapacity law, followed by a case study and live role-play
of the dilemma faced by a U.S. expat living in London, U.K., after
a catastrophic ski accident in Switzerland.
Bär & Karrer is a renowned Swiss law firm with more than 170 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano and Zug. Our core business is advising our clients on innovative and complex transactions and representing them in litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. Our clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and around the world.
