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Final call for family and ecclesiastical foundations
19.10.2020
Family and ecclesiastical foundations have until 31 December 2020 to be registered in the commercial register. Until the end of 2015, such foundations were exempt from such registration. …
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Taking Stock of the Corporate Law Reform
16.10.2020
With the expiration of the referendum period on 8 October 2020, the modernization of Swiss corporate law has now become final. Hallmarks of the reform include corporate governance …
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Lease of Holiday Apartments
29.09.2020
The demand for holiday apartments in certain tourist regions of Switzerland has significantly increased during the Corona crisis. In contrast, the demand in cities has decreased due to …
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LIBOR Transition for Derivatives
17.09.2020
The end of LIBOR is approaching. Panel banks may cease to make submissions as of the end of 2021 and LIBOR benchmarks may cease to be representative soon …
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CJEU ruling on Privacy Shield – impact on Swiss companies
17.07.2020
On 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (permitting personal data transfers to the U.S.) was invalid. …
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CAS introduces Spanish as its third official language / El TAS introduce el español como tercer idioma oficial
16.07.2020
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has amended the Code of Sport-related Arbitration effective as from 1 July 2020. Of particular interest is the CAS' decision to …
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Retrocessions in the context of discretionary mandates
15.07.2020
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FinSA/FinIA: Regulatory deadlines to be complied with
09.07.2020
On 1 January 2020, the new regulatory framework for financial services providers and financial institutions under the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA) entered …
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Swiss Parliament adopts Revision of Company Law
25.06.2020
The revision of the Swiss law on stock corporations (Company Law), originally initiated by the Swiss federal council (Bundesrat) back in 2005 as the so-called "big" Company Law …
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Copyright 2.0? The revised Swiss Copyright Act
16.06.2020
Press photos, product photographs and snapshots are now protected by copyright even if they do not have an evident individual character. The fight against online piracy will become …