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CSR-Berichterstattung Ante Portas: Indirekter Gegenvorschlag zur Konzernverantwortungsinitiative

In a popular vote held in November 2020, the controversially debated «Swiss Responsible Business Initiative» was rejected. As a matter of constitutional procedure, the Parliament’s Counterproposal from 2019 will now automatically come into force. Unlike the Initiative, the Counterproposal refrains from introducing a foreign direct liability of Swiss businesses for infringing human rights or…

Konzernverantwortungsinitiative: Was ändert sich bei einem JA?

The highly debated Swiss Responsible Business Initiative will be put to public vote in November 2020. If the electorate supports the position of the Initiative, a provision titled «Responsibility of Businesses» will be introduced into the Swiss Constitution. According to this provision companies seated in Switzerland would be required to respect internationally recognized human rights and…

Salär-Governance

2017 was a special year for Swiss listed companies. Several compensation reports met fierce resistance from shareholders and proxy advisors, and in one case, a binding vote on executive compensation was rejected. The 2017 proxy season has shown that shareholders do not appreciate compensation models in which osten­sibly pay and performance are not related. Also, the season has shown that over…

Le traitement fiscal des sanctions financières

Until recently, the question of whether penalties of a criminal law nature were to be treated as deductibles expenses for tax purposes was fuelled with controversy. In a judgment delivered on 26 September 2016, planned for publication in the official collection of judgments, the Swiss Federal Court settled the matter in the negative. In essence, the Court held that penalties of a criminal (or…

Business Judgment Rule und Rechtsrisiken

Legal risks are currently the most dangerous threat for global corporations. This article analyses the question whether the Swiss Business Judgment Rule (BJR) may also provide a “safe harbour” for decisions based on legal uncertainties. This may look surprising, since corporations are bound to comply with the legal environment in which they are operating, therefore illegal behaviour should not be…

Öffentliche Übernahmen von Publikumsgesellschaften: Möglichkeiten und Schranken des Einsatzes von Mitteln der zivilrechtlichen Rechtsdurchsetzung

Civil claims may be raised in the context of public tender offer proceedings. From a timing perspective, however, civil proceedings and public tender offer proceedings can hardly be synchronized. Whereas a public tender offer proceeding is driven by short deadlines and fast decision-making, civil proceedings may last several years. Based on two practical examples, the present article explores the…

Zusicherungen und Garantien zugunsten von Investoren im Rahmen einer Finanzierungsrunde

Before committing to provide additional funds to a target company, investors will typically seek to secure their investment with appropriate representations and warranties. In order to do so, the investors may rely on various stakeholders and, among other options, request that appropriate representations and warranties be provided by the target company itself. This article addresses the statutory…

Ist die aktienrechtliche Verantwortlichkeit noch zeitgemäss?

An analysis of the board members’ and directors’ liability law shows that its present form has significant deficits: Confronting board members with a liability excee­ding their individual risk capacity causes risk adversity and a crowding out effect within the pool of potential board members. In the light of these functional deficits, it does not come as a surprise that the track record of…

Neues Deliktsrecht für Unternehmen: Die Organisations- und Gefährdungshaftung im Vorschlag OR 2020

Swiss tort law reform was on the academic and political agenda until the Federal Council shelved it in 2009. Proposal CO 2020 tries to revive the debate. Two of its key provisions have particular meaning for companies: Art. 59 provides for a new type of organizational enterprise liability and Art. 60 contains a strict liability provision for “particularly dangerous activities”. The rationales for…