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Do you have questions regarding the revised corporate law, would you like to understand the key points of the revision and know what needs to be done in regard to non-listed corporation? Read our answers in this FAQ. If you have any questions and/or comments, your contacts at MLL Legal and the members of our Corporate & M&A practice group are happy to help.
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On January 1st 2023, the new provisions on limited company law came into force. These changes have been awaited for many years, in particular in order to offer companies greater flexibility and to bring the law into conformity with the practice that has developed over the years.
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With the entry into force on 1 January 2023 of the revised Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) and the amended Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance (AMLO), a new set of rules on registration to the Trade Register and on transparency will apply to Swiss-based associations, especially the obligation to register associations which primarily collect or distribute assets abroad, directly or indirectly, that are intended for charitable, religious, cultural, educational or social purposes, and the requirement to keep publicly available a list of the members of the association.
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In May 2022, the Federal Council presented a new legislation to screen foreign direct investment seeks to prevent threats to public order and security posed by foreign investors acquiring Swiss companies. In 2023 we will find out what will happen next.
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In a recent decision, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court dealt with an application for revision against an arbitral award. The applicant had claimed that one of the arbitrators had represented the counterparty at the same time in proceedings in England. As in its recent decision in the Sun Yang case, the Federal Supreme Court confirmed that in arbitration proceedings the parties are subject to a duty to enquire into potential grounds for challenge of arbitrators and must present such grounds for challenge without delay. However, the scope and depth of this duty remain difficult to assess.
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