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A partial revision of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) will come into force on 1 January 2025. The revision will not bring any fundamental changes; rather, the existing CCP will be adapted in certain areas and its practicability improved. Other aims of the revision include easier access to the courts, more efficient coordination of proceedings and strengthening Switzerland as a centre for international legal disputes.
We outline hereinafter the innovations relevant to commercial disputes.
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Around five years after the entry into force of the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and Financial Services Ordinance (FinSO), FINMA has issued Circular 2025/2 (the Circular), making specific aspects of its regulatory practice public. The provisions aim to increase transparency towards clients in the provision of financial services.
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From 1 January 2025 the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements of 30 June 2005 (the Hague Choice of Court Convention) will bind Switzerland. Switzerland’s accession will increase certainty and effectiveness of jurisdiction clauses and facilitate recognition and enforcement of judgments given by Contracting States’ courts in international civil or commercial matters. Post BREXIT, Switzerland’s accession ensures the enforcement and recognition of English court’s judgments in Switzerland and vice versa. Given the importance of English courts’ jurisdiction (particularly but not only in international finance transactions) and the trade volumes between Switzerland and the UK, many businesses will benefit.
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In our previous blog of MLL’s Sports Law Blog Series, we explored the essentials of sports arbitration and why Switzerland plays a key role in sports dispute resolution.
In this blog, following the Paris Olympic Games and the media attention surrounding the case of US gymnast Jordan Chiles, we delve into the unique aspects of dispute resolution during the Olympic Games and highlight some notable high–profile cases.
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The new Article 91(1) of the Private International Law Act partially harmonises Swiss legislation with European law by allowing Swiss nationals with multiple nationalities to elect a foreign national law for their succession. This change offers greater flexibility, although it is still limited by the requirement to comply with Swiss forced heirship provisions.
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