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The Materiality of Sustainability Information under Capital Markets Law

This paper explores the legal concept of the materiality of sustainability-related information under Swiss capital markets law. References to international standards, as well as EU and U.S. provisions, are also made with a view to highlighting the increasing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects in the law and regulation of capital markets. We primarily focus on the…

Recent developments in Swiss competition law

Rechtsgeschäftliche Vertretung der Aktiengesellschaft

Die im Rohstoffhandel tätigen Unternehmen A. AG und B. Inc. haben im November 2010 drei Verträge über den Verkauf und Rückkauf von (raffinierter) Kohle im Wert von mehreren Millionen US-Dollar…

Europareport

Nicht nur der Europäische Gerichtshof («EuGH»), sondern auch der Unionsgesetzgeber hat sich kürzlich mit den Spezialregeln des Unionsrechts beschäftigt, die in Abweichung vom allgemeinen Kartellrecht für all diejenigen Unternehmen gelten sollen, die als Landwirte, Verarbeiter oder Handelsunternehmen im Agrarsektor im Sinne der Art. 39 ff. AEUV tätig sind:

Recent developments in Swiss competition law

1. The above title might raise a few eyebrows. What is the relationship between the Coty case, which was decided at the end of 2017 by the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”),¹ and the Gaba² and BMW³ judgments handed down the same year by the Federal Tribunal? In addition to the fact that these three cases deal with vertical agreements, the first interesting point of comparison is that the ECJ…

Der Konzern im neuen Rechnungslegungsrecht

As of January 1st, 2016 the new Swiss financial reporting law is fully applicable to groups of companies, leading to a more thorough regulation of their reporting rules. This foremost brings fundamental changes with regard to the preparation of consolidated annual accounts. Basis thereof is, that the duty to provide such accounts is no longer tied to the requirement of «common management» …

Rechtsvergleichende Überlegungen zur Business Judgment Rule

The famous business judgment rule (BJR) that emerged in the US in the early nineteenth century, has been adopted in recent years, in one form or another, by several jurisdictions in Europe. This article provides a comparative analysis of the different models of the BJR and its basic elements and rationales in the US, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The article outlines how the…

Der kartellrechtliche Blick über die Grenze

Since the revisions to the Swiss antitrust law in 1995 and 2004, the law is now very similar in structure to the laws of the EU and the EU member states. It is therefore very probable that ideas stemming from the EU enter Swiss legislation and court cases, but there are also some ideas of improvement of Swiss laws that could be interesting for the legislation of the EU or even in its court…

Recent developments in Swiss competition law

1. An in-depth reform of the Federal Law on Cartels and Other Competition Restraints¹ should not be expected any time soon. On 17 September 2014, the National Council confirmed its decision of non-consideration, which, in accordance with Swiss parliamentary procedure, led to the closing of a long legislative process that started during the winter 2006/2007 with the mission entrusted to an expert…

Cash Pool – Verdeckte Gewinnausschüttung und verdecktes Konzernrecht

Der Konzern C. (die damalige Swissair-Gruppe) verfügte seit 1991 über einen Cash Pool, dem auch die Konzerngesellschaft B. angeschlossen war. Vertraglich war zwischen den Konzerngesellschaften und…