Switzerland: Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

The UNCITRAL Model Clauses on Specialised Express Dispute Resolution (SPEDR) introduce a framework for rapid, interim-binding dispute resolution in construction projects, combining expedited adjudication with compliance arbitration mechanisms. This analysis examines how SPEDR differs from traditional arbitration and FIDIC dispute boards, its potential to preserve cash flow and project continuity, and the practical considerations parties must weigh when implementing this emerging international framework.

Switzerland's Federal Council has adopted a dispatch to revise the Federal Act on Banks and Saving Banks, requiring systemically important banks like UBS to fully back foreign subsidiary participations...

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Switzerland has a long history of requiring offset obligations in its military procurement projects.

Das Vereinigte Königreich (UK) hat die seit 2020 geltende Kontrollpflicht des Arbeitgebers im Zusammenhang mit den Right-To-Work (RTW) Checks aktualisiert...

Mit der Volksabstimmung vom 29. November über die "Konzernverantwortungsinitiative" ist einer der längsten, umstrittensten und teuersten Abstimmungskämpfe in der Schweizer Geschichte zu Ende...