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”)…
In a recent decision published on 15 January 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) upheld a request for revision of an arbitral award…
In its decision published 2 November 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) upheld an arbitral award referring to the widely recognized principle in…
In a recent decision published 13 November 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) granted the appeal against the partial final award of an…
In its decision published 21 October 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) denied the revision of an arbitral award on the basis that…
In a recent decision published on 18 May 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) upheld an arbitral award in which the arbitral tribunal…
In recent years, corporate arbitration has played only a minor role in Switzerland. One of the main reasons for this is the legal uncertainty…
In 2017, the Swiss Government released a draft bill aiming at a reform of the Swiss international arbitration legislation. On 9 June 2020, after several…