The Swiss Arbitration Centre is innovative with the issuance of new rules dedicated to Swiss corporate law disputes, which may be submitted to arbitration as a result of a revision of the Swiss Code of Obligations, which will...more
Since mid-March 2020, the Swiss government has enacted a number of measures to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) on the Swiss economy.
The most important measure was announced on 20 March 2020 to help...more
4/26/2020
/ Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
Employee Retention ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Heritage & Culture ,
Moratorium ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Reduction in Hours ,
Relief Measures ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Social Insurance Contributions ,
Sports ,
Switzerland ,
Unemployment
The sports sector is one of many hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures taken by governments around the world to fight the spread of the virus.
Competitions have been suspended and major events postponed or...more
In an award released on 28 February 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ("CAS") upheld the appeal filed by the World Anti-Doping Agency ("WADA") against the Chinese swimmer Sun Yang and the Fédération Internationale de...more
3/17/2020
/ Anti-Doping Issues ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Athletes ,
China ,
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) ,
International Arbitration ,
Olympics ,
Permanent Bans ,
Switzerland ,
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)