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Wissen, Nichtwissen und Wissenmüssen von natürlichen und juristischen Personen

Many statutory or contractual provisions’ legal con­sequences depend on whether the addressee knew or should have known a fact. Thus, the question of what natural or legal persons know is of paramount im­por­tance. This paper defines the three key terms “knowledge”, “lack of knowledge”, and “knowledge that one should have had”. Also, it examines under which conditions a third party’s knowledge…
Dr. iur. Markus Vischer LL.M., Dr. iur. Dario Galli LL.M.
SZW-RSDA 4/2022 | S. 361

Digitale Generalversammlungen und Verwaltungsratssitzungen

The 19 June 2020 revision of the provisions on the limited by shares company contains various facilitations for the use of technical means in the conduct of general meetings and board meetings. What are the concrete options available and what are the practical implications of these innovations? What do banks need to consider from a prudential perspective? After an overview of the digitization in…
Prof. Dr. iur. Nina Reiser LL.M.
SZW-RSDA 5/2022 | S. 401

Protokollierung von GV- und VR-Beschlüssen als Gültigkeitsform

The «new» corporation law provides for some new and overall numerous ways to conduct shareholders’ and board meetings. Irrespective of the way they are conducted there is a duty to minute the meetings. Contrary to the traditional opinion the minutes are a validity requirement. Not minuted shareholders’ and board resolutions are therefore not valid and null and void.

Aktienrechtsrevision und Handelsregister

The biggest change in registration is probably the move away from registration as an anti-proxy transaction by introducing various proxy options. With the revision of stock corporation law, the documentary evidence principle was retained in principle. Pursuant to Art. 937 of the Swiss Code of Obligations, the Commercial Registry Office must verify, both at the time of incorporation and in the…
Dr. iur. Clemens Meisterhans
SZW-RSDA 5/2022 | S. 430

Neues Aktienrecht als Inspiration für den Gläubigerschutz bei Umstrukturierungen

What is the adequate level of creditor protection in corporate restructurings? The present article sheds a critical light on the current creditor protection provisions in the Swiss Merger Act and proposes, inspired by provisions of the new Swiss Stock Corporation Act, a partial reform of the Swiss Merger Act.

Eigentümerstrukturen von Schweizer Aktiengesellschaften

The ownership structure of a corporation is in many respects a crucial determinant from a corporate governance perspective. In finance and business economics, a large variety of theoretical and empirical work has focused on corporate ownership structures and their implications. In the legal field, however, the topic has been rather neglected so far. This article provides an empirical study of…
Prof. Dr. iur. Valentin Jentsch LL.M.
SZW-RSDA 5/2022 | S. 452

Feuerproben des neuen Datenschutzgesetzes – Ein «tour d’horizon»

In the area of conflict between diverging individual needs and competing societal interests, a multitude of «trial by fire» awaits the new federal data protection law. One of these is the smartphone, which, as an always-available means of mobile identification and documentation, is well on its way to become an electronic anklet for everyone.

Der «grosse Bruder» DSGVO und das revDSG: Ein vergleichender Überblick

The revised Swiss Data Protection Act is very much influenced by European legislation. In the debate and discussions, the GDPR was and still is in the foreground as the «big brother». However, it is not the GDPR that is the guiding principle in the interpretation of the provisions taken from European law, but the Convention 108+ of the Council of Europe and the Police and Justice Directive of the…

Informationspflichten und Auskunftsrecht nach dem neuen Datenschutzrecht

The revision of the Data Protection Act aims to improve transparency for data subjects as to which of their data is processed and how. In order to achieve better transparency and to incorporate legislative developments at the European level, the information obligations for data controllers and the rights of data subjects to obtain information, have been strengthened in the course of the revision…
Lukas Bühlmann LL.M., Dr. iur. Marion Lagler
SZW-RSDA 1/2021 | S. 16

Annonce des violations de la sécurité des données: une nouvelle obligation de la nLPD

The data security principle (art. 8 of the revised Federal Act on Data Protection (rFADP) requires that the controller and when applicable the processor take all the necessary measures to maintain a sufficient level of security when processing personal data, including to prevent any data breach. Nevertheless, data breaches can occur and when so, the controller shall react quickly in order to…
Prof. Dr. iur. Sylvain Métille, Pauline Meyer MLaw
SZW-RSDA 1/2021 | S. 23