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…

Switzerland has revised its international arbitration law during summer 2020. The revised provisions of the 12th Chapter of the Private International Law Act (“PILA”)…