A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation On 1 January 2023, the revised Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) entered into force. The revised act includes…
In a decision published on September 23, 2022, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) ruled on the request for a revision of an arbitral…
On 1 January 2023, the revised Swiss Code of Obligations (“CO”) will enter into force. The revised act includes a new article 697n, which…
In a decision published on the 19th July 2022, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) denied the enforceability of an arbitral award that ordered…
In a decision published on 15th June 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) dismissed a challenge to set aside an arbitral award because…
In a decision published on 1st March 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) ruled on the arbitrability of a claim and the corresponding…
With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus in early 2020, Switzerland along with many other countries introduced extensive measures to prevent the spread of…
In a recent decision published 1st April 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) dismissed a challenge to set aside an arbitral award because…
In its decision published 6 January 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) dismissed a challenge because in its view, the arbitrator had not…