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Notice Of Arbitration By SMS: Efficiency vs. Fairness

Arbitral institutions and rules are increasingly adapting their procedures to reflect how parties actually communicate in this digital age.

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

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

Avoiding Pathological Arbitration Clauses: Do's And Don'ts For In-House Counsel

Carefully crafted dispute resolution clauses are vital for facilitating transactions, yet they are often overlooked or hastily drafted during contract negotiations.

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Swiss Civil Procedure: New Case Law On Grounds For Recusal Of A Judge Who Conducted A Settlement Hearing

In its recently published judgment 4A_237/2025 of 4 August 2025, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court clarified when statements made by a judge during judicial settlement discussions may constitute grounds for recusal of said...

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Expert Evidence In Construction Disputes: Arbitrator Perspective

Worldwide Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Law Applicable To The Extension Of An Arbitral Clause: A Snake Biting Its Own Tail?

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Confidentiality In International Arbitration

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

WTO Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration (MPIA): Shrinking The Void?

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

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

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Le Swiss Arbitration Centre publie des nouvelles règles complémentaires pour les litiges en matière de trusts, successions et fondations.

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Swiss Arbitration Centre erlässt neue Schiedsordnung für Trust-, Nachlass- und Stiftungsstreitigkeiten

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Key Takeaways From 2024 LCIA And ICC Arbitration Statistics

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

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

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Naftogaz v. Gazprom: Final Arbitral Award Rendered, Enforcement Proceedings Imminent

Worldwide Litigation

Aceris Law

Venture Capital Comparative Guide

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 34.2025

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CONVINUS

Chronique de la jurisprudence rendue par le Tribunal fédéral en droit pénal économique en 2024, PJA 8/2025, pp. 897 ss Journal

Switzerland Criminal

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Bär & Karrer

NEWSLETTER Du 12 Mai Au 23 Mai 2025 | N° 105

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

NEWSLETTER Du 26 Mai Au 6 Juin 2025 | N° 106

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

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Newsletter Du 5 Au 16 Août 2024 | N° 86

Switzerland Litigation

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Newsletter Du 22 Au 26 Mai 2023 | N° 34

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

Switzerland Litigation

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

Switzerland Litigation

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

Switzerland Litigation

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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

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

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

In its ruling of 10 June 2025 (7B_1264/2024, 7B_1422/2024), relating to the unsealing of physical and electronic documents that were presumably covered by attorney-client privilege...

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

Disclosure In Cross-border Disputes: Traversing The Procedural Minefield

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Lalive

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Notice Of Arbitration By SMS: Efficiency vs. Fairness

Arbitral institutions and rules are increasingly adapting their procedures to reflect how parties actually communicate in this digital age.

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

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

Avoiding Pathological Arbitration Clauses: Do's And Don'ts For In-House Counsel

Carefully crafted dispute resolution clauses are vital for facilitating transactions, yet they are often overlooked or hastily drafted during contract negotiations.

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Swiss Civil Procedure: New Case Law On Grounds For Recusal Of A Judge Who Conducted A Settlement Hearing

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Expert Evidence In Construction Disputes: Arbitrator Perspective

Worldwide Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Climate Change And International Law: Unpacking The Landmark ICJ Advisory Opinion And Its Implications For International Arbitration

Switzerland Environment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Law Applicable To The Extension Of An Arbitral Clause: A Snake Biting Its Own Tail?

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Inadmissibility In Criminal Proceedings Of Evidence Produced To FINMA

Switzerland Criminal

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Bär & Karrer

Confidentiality In International Arbitration

Switzerland Litigation

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Court Procedure

NEWSLETTER Du 9 Au 13 Septembre 2024 | N° 94

Le 16 janvier 2024, le Tribunal de première instance a annoncé la clôture imminente de l'enquête pénale. En réaction, le Recourant a demandé une indemnisation de CHF 298

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter Du 2 Au 6 Septembre 2024 | N° 88

Refus d'appliquer la fiction du re-trait à un prévenu soumis à la dé-fense obligatoire, absent aux débats d'appel [p. 2]...

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter du 19 au 30 août 2024 | n° 87

Portée du secret professionnel de l'avocat sur un rapport d'enquête interne fondé sur des copies de documents bancaires et produit devant la FINMA [p. 2]

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

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

Swiss Legislator Facilitates Cross-Border Civil Proceedings

Switzerland Litigation

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

The Use Of Videoconference Systems In Court

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

Revised CPC: New Deadline To File New Facts And Evidence In Civil Proceedings

Switzerland Litigation

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Bär & Karrer

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Commodities/ Securities

The establishment of a Swiss bank in Switzerland, Various Aspects

Switzerland Commercial

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

The Euro and the Swiss legal framework: The Euro as a "normal" foreign currency regarding investment guidelines

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

The Euro and the Swiss legal framework: Principle of the continuity of contracts

Switzerland Employment

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

When Are The Swiss Courts "Seised" For Purposes Of Article 21 Of The Lugano Convention?

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Revision Of The Federal Code Of Debt Collection And Bankruptcy In Switzerland

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

A Short Overview Of The Revised Swiss Investment Fund Legislation

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

Cantonal Court Decisions Recognizing A Foreign Civil Judgment Binding For All Swiss Courts

Switzerland Employment

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Securities Dealing In Switzerland - New Rules For Lead Managers

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

New Federal Statute On Exchanges And Securities Dealing In Switzerland

Switzerland Commercial

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

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