Suchergebnisse für Gerichtsstand

Klimawandel

Climate litigation against companies has increased significantly in the past couple of years, not only in the United States, but also in Europe. At the same time, regulation with respect to climate change is developing rapidly, such that it may be difficult for companies to identify which laws apply to them and how they should address the legal risks relating to climate change and climate…

Statutarische Gerichtsstandsklauseln

Jurisdiction clauses are ubiquitous in commercial contracts. They are less common in the articles of association of Swiss corporations. However, our analysis shows that jurisdiction clauses are a helpful and effective in­strument for Swiss corporations, especially in an international context. The effects are especially pronounced under the Lugano Convention, because according to case law of the…

Fortress Europe: Die Äquivalenzverfahren der EU im Bereich der Finanzdienstleistungen

The European Union is by far the most important ­market for Swiss cross-border financial services. So far, the key strategy for market access has been to tailor Swiss financial regulation so as to achieve equivalence with EU law. However, the analysis of the current equivalence procedures reveals that equivalence is not the door opener one had hoped for. Core activities such as deposit-taking,…

Europareport

In seinem Urteil vom 23. Januar 2018 in der Rechtssache C-179/16 hat sich der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union («EuGH») zu den Voraussetzungen einer kartellrechtswidrigen Absprache im Kontext eines Arzneimittelfalles aus Italien geäussert, bei dem der nicht-bestimmungsgemässe Gebrauch («Off-label-​Anwendung») eines Arzneimittels eine entscheidende Rolle spielt.

Konzernverantwortungsinitiative: Grenzenlose Verantwortlichkeit?

This article discusses a recently launched popular initiative, that aims at ensuring that companies domiciled in Switzerland respect human rights and environmental standards in their activities worldwide. To achieve this objective binding due diligence obligations for companies shall be anchored in the Swiss constitution. An in-depth analysis of the proposed provision and the explanations thereto…

Innovation durch den OR 2020-Entwurf: Die Vorschriften über die Liquidation

The draft version of the new Swiss Law of Obligations (OR 2020) suggests introducing a novel regime for restitution (called “Liquidation”) into the general part of the OR. The new provisions would cover all cases where contractual performances have to be restored, ranging from the invalidity of a contract to its termination for breach. It specifies that if a party cannot return what it has…

Europareport

Mit einem am 23. April 2015 veröffentlichten Urteil hat der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (nachfolgend auch: «EuGH») die Rechtsmittel der LG Display Co. Ltd und der LG Display Taiwan Co. Ltd (nachfolgend zusammen: «LG Display»), mit der eine – weitere – Herabsetzung der gegen LG Display im LCD-Kartellfall verhängten Geldbusse erreicht werden sollte, zurückgewiesen (Rs. C-227/14 P).