Christopher Boog

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Christopher Boog |Andrea Dorjee-Good |Benjamin Gottlieb

The Swiss Arbitration Centre has announced new SupplementalSwiss Rules for Trust, Estate and Foundation Disputes (so-called"TEF Rules"). The TEF Rules are set to enter into forceon 1 July 2025 and will be available in English, German, French andItalian, accompanied by an Explanatory Note in each of these fourlanguages.

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Katherine Bell |Christopher Boog |Benjamin Gottlieb

On 2 April, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweepingtariffs on imports, including a universal 10% tariff and sharplyhigher "reciprocal" tariffs targeting over 60 nations,including Switzerland. Intended to address trade imbalances, thesemeasures have triggered significant disruptions in global trade andheightened economic uncertainty. Businesses reliant oninternational supply chains face increased costs, operationalstrain, and potential legal disputes.

Sep 4, 2024 | mondaq.com | Christopher Boog

INTRODUCTION On 3 April 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (the 'Swiss Supreme Court', 'Supreme Court' or 'Court') handed down a landmark decision confirming the jurisdiction of a Swiss-seated arbitral tribunal over an intra-EU investment dispute under the Energy Charter Treaty ('ECT').

Sep 3, 2024 | mondaq.com | Christopher Boog

Art. 1 (3), 10, 25, 26 ECT, Art. 30, 31., 41. YCLT, Art. 267, 351 TFEU, Art. 190(2) PILA Swiss Supreme Court, Decision of 3 April 2024, Spain u. EDF,4A_244/2023 ln 2007, Spain implemented various regulatory measures to incentivize foreign investment in renewable energy. Beginning in 2010, Spain retracted features of the relevant regulations. In 2016, French company EDF, which had invested in a Spanish renewable energy project, brought a claim against Spain under the Energy Charter Treaty ("ECT").

Aug 8, 2024 | mondaq.com | Katherine Bell |Christopher Boog |Elliott Geisinger

1. Is your jurisdiction primarily a common law, civil law, customary law or theocratic law jurisdiction? Are the laws substantially derived from the laws of another jurisdiction and, if so, which? What instruments have legal force and effect? Who are the lawmaking bodies? How and where are new laws published? Can laws be passed with retrospective effect? The Swiss legal system is based on the civil law tradition.