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What Options Remain For Investor-State Arbitration Under The ECT?

This note deals with the current legal framework of investor-State arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty (the "ECT"). The landscape of the application of the ECT has become blurry...

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Lis Pendens In Switzerland: 5A_114/2025 & Swiss Torpedo

In its landmark decision BGer 5A_114/2025 of 13 January 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has clarified the question of when proceedings are considered pending in Switzerland and thus block a lawsuit abroad.

Switzerland Litigation

VA

Vischer AG

UNCITRAL Code Of Conduct For Arbitrators

The UNCITRAL Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Dispute Resolution (the "UNCITRAL Code of Conduct") recalibrates ethical expectations in investor-state dispute settlement.

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Designing Cross-border Disputes: How Swiss Civil Procedure Enables Strategic Forum Planning

Switzerland has long been a preferred seat for international arbitration. Recent reforms to Swiss civil procedure now also strengthen its position as a forum for court litigation and encourage...

Switzerland Litigation

GGI Global Alliance

Spotting And Breaking Impasse In Mediation

Switzerland Litigation

GGI Global Alliance

Gerichtskostenrückerstattung bei Arrestverfahren

Switzerland Litigation

VA

Vischer AG

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies The Legal Regime Applicable To Retrocessions In Execution-Only Relationships

Switzerland Litigation

LS

Lenz & Staehelin

What's In A Name? "Arbitration" And The NFL Commissioner's Authority Under The FAA

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

The Federal Supreme Court Rules On Whether The Transfer Of A Holiday Home To A Trust Is Subject To Authorisation Regime Under The LFAIE

Switzerland Litigation

BB

Borel & Barbey

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies International Lis Pendens: The Ruling Limits Forum Shopping And Promotes Legal Certainty In Cross-border Cases

Switzerland Litigation

BK

Bär & Karrer

Swiss Supreme Court Upholds Request For Revision Of CAS Arbitration Award In Jordan Chiles Olympic Medal Dispute

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

New Rules On Dispute Resolution For E-Commerce

Switzerland Litigation

LP

Logan & Partners

⚖️ Litigation Or Arbitration? When Disputes Cross Borders, Choose The Most Strategic Forum! (Video)

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

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

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 7.2026

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

⚖️ Litigation Or Arbitration? When Disputes Cross Borders, Choose The Most Strategic Forum! (Video)

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

A FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Overview

Switzerland Technology

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Non-EU Nationals With A Business Visa Explanation Of The 90 / 180-Day Rule With Calculation Of The Days

Switzerland Immigration

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CONVINUS

Retrocessions – Supreme Court Confirms No Duty To Return Retrocessions In Execution Only Relationships

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

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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 5 Au 16 Août 2024 | N° 86

Switzerland Litigation

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Newsletter Du 22 Au 26 Mai 2023 | N° 34

Switzerland Litigation

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A Swiss § 1782? Article 185a PILA And The Assistance Of Swiss Courts To Obtain Evidence In Support Of Foreign Arbitral Proceedings

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Trust Your Standing! Standing Of Beneficiaries Of Trusts And Foundations In Swiss Criminal Or Mutual Assistance Proceedings

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Privileged Or Not Privileged? Privilege Of Communications With Non-Swiss Lawyers In Criminal Investigations

Switzerland Litigation

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Post-Brexit Enforcement Of UK Judgments In Switzerland: All Is Not Lost

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Enforcement Of Judgments 2021

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Privileged Or Not Privileged? Privilege Of Communications With Non-Swiss Lawyers In Criminal Investigations

It is probably fitting that we begin our series of articles for Mondaq's White-Collar Crime Newsfeed with the discussion of a ruling that concerns the privilege of communications with foreign lawyers in criminal proceedings.

Switzerland Litigation

MB

Monfrini Bitton Klein

Irish Court Applies "Unambiguous Impropriety" Exception To Privileged Correspondence

In QPQ Limited v Schute [2025] IEHC 474, the High Court (Court) considered the defendant's application to admit into evidence certain correspondence exchanged between the parties' solicitors.

Switzerland Litigation

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William Fry

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

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

The New In-House Legal Privilege Legal Insight Series On The Revision Of The CPC Entering Into Force On 1 January 2025: Part 1

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Legal Privilege In Internal Investigations - Recent Swiss FSC Rulings

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

White-Collar Crime Switzerland: Trends & Developments

Switzerland Criminal

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Bär & Karrer

The Guide To Evidence In International Arbitration

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Limits Privilege Against Self-Incrimination In Antitrust Proceedings

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

What Options Remain For Investor-State Arbitration Under The ECT?

This note deals with the current legal framework of investor-State arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty (the "ECT"). The landscape of the application of the ECT has become blurry...

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Lis Pendens In Switzerland: 5A_114/2025 & Swiss Torpedo

In its landmark decision BGer 5A_114/2025 of 13 January 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has clarified the question of when proceedings are considered pending in Switzerland and thus block a lawsuit abroad.

Switzerland Litigation

VA

Vischer AG

UNCITRAL Code Of Conduct For Arbitrators

The UNCITRAL Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Dispute Resolution (the "UNCITRAL Code of Conduct") recalibrates ethical expectations in investor-state dispute settlement.

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Spotting And Breaking Impasse In Mediation

Switzerland Litigation

GGI Global Alliance

What's In A Name? "Arbitration" And The NFL Commissioner's Authority Under The FAA

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Swiss Supreme Court Upholds Request For Revision Of CAS Arbitration Award In Jordan Chiles Olympic Medal Dispute

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

New Rules On Dispute Resolution For E-Commerce

Switzerland Litigation

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Logan & Partners

⚖️ Litigation Or Arbitration? When Disputes Cross Borders, Choose The Most Strategic Forum! (Video)

Switzerland Litigation

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Production-Sharing Agreement (PSA) Arbitrations

Switzerland Energy

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Court Procedure

NEWSLETTER Du 8 Au 19 Septembre 2025 | N° 112

Préjudice irréparable par le refus de jonction de plusieurs procédures pénales et violation du droit d'être entendu du prévenu [p. 2]

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Designing Cross-border Disputes: How Swiss Civil Procedure Enables Strategic Forum Planning

Switzerland has long been a preferred seat for international arbitration. Recent reforms to Swiss civil procedure now also strengthen its position as a forum for court litigation and encourage...

Switzerland Litigation

GGI Global Alliance

Gerichtskostenrückerstattung bei Arrestverfahren

Gemäss Art. 111 Abs. 1 ZPO, in Kraft seit 1. Januar 2025, werden die Gerichtskosten in den Fällen der Kostenpflichtigkeit der Partei...

Switzerland Litigation

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Vischer AG

Präventiver Rechtsschutz: Die Schutzschrift nach Art. 270 ZPO

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Switzerland Simplifies The Hearing Of Swiss Residents By Foreign Courts

Switzerland Litigation

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Vollstreckung von ausländischen Massnahmeentscheiden

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

Switzerland Litigation

Weber-Stecher Arbitration - Mediation

Swiss Arbitration Centre Issues New Rules For Trust, Estate And Foundation Disputes

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Launch Of The Trust, Estate And Foundation (TEF) Rules Of The Swiss Arbitration Centre (SAC) – A New Era For Private-Wealth Arbitration

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

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Trials & Appeals & Compensation

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court Rules On The Duty To Hand Over Retrocessions And Distribution Fees To Clients In Execution-Only Relationships

In a precedent setting Decision 4A_149/2025 of 12 January 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that, unlike the situation with portfolio management or advisory relationships...

Switzerland Finance

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Advestra AG

Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds: Federal Supreme Court To Review FINMA Write-Off (Video)

As mentioned in an article in the FuW: The write-off of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds issued by Credit Suisse remains one of the most controversial aspects of the bank's emergency rescue in March 2023.

Switzerland Finance

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LINDEMANNLAW

Lis Pendens In Switzerland: 5A_114/2025 & Swiss Torpedo

In its landmark decision BGer 5A_114/2025 of 13 January 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has clarified the question of when proceedings are considered pending in Switzerland and thus block a lawsuit abroad.

Switzerland Litigation

VA

Vischer AG

UNCITRAL Code Of Conduct For Arbitrators

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Designing Cross-border Disputes: How Swiss Civil Procedure Enables Strategic Forum Planning

Switzerland Litigation

GGI Global Alliance

Court Allows Prosecution Authorities To Copy Electronic Devices On Seizure

Switzerland Criminal

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Bär & Karrer

Gerichtskostenrückerstattung bei Arrestverfahren

Switzerland Litigation

VA

Vischer AG

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies The Legal Regime Applicable To Retrocessions In Execution-Only Relationships

Switzerland Litigation

LS

Lenz & Staehelin

The Federal Supreme Court Rules On Whether The Transfer Of A Holiday Home To A Trust Is Subject To Authorisation Regime Under The LFAIE

Switzerland Litigation

BB

Borel & Barbey

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