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The Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework comes into force on September 15, 2024 and enables the transfer of personal data to certified U.S. companies without the need for additional safeguards.
Switzerland is not an EU country, but EU regulations still have a significant impact on Swiss companies in some cases. One particularly topical example is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the influence of which is evident in the new Swiss Data Protection Act (DPA). Now the focus is on another important EU law: the AI Act.
The use of renewable energies is promoted by the federal government and the cantons. This also affects photovoltaic systems, which are favored by incentives in building and tax law. In this article, lawyer Vivien Keiser deals with the property law issues in connection with photovoltaic systems.
Our lawyers are not only professional when it comes to providing legal advice, but also outside of our office. Since this year, lawyer and specialist lawyer Sven Kohlmeier has been regularly discussing current network policy issues relating to Switzerland in the Digital Society podcast (link).
In today's world of work, where innovation and creativity play an increasingly important role, numerous legal issues arise regarding the ownership of new inventions and designs created by employees during their employment.
In the Bilanz Ranking 2024, Wicki Partners AG was once again named the TOP law firm in Switzerland, confirming its position as a specialized commercial law firm. The Handelszeitung, in collaboration with Statista, selected the best law firms from over 29,000 recommendations from clients and colleagues.
The new Motor Vehicle Ordinance came into force on January 1, 2024. It promises more effective competition law control of vertical agreements in the motor vehicle sector. This article explains who can benefit from this regulation and what requirements must be met.
Applications of AI solutions in law firms are therefore becoming increasingly widespread, both with regard to the actual activities of lawyers and internal law firm processes. The following article outlines the special considerations that should be taken into account.
The canton of Zurich is striving to become an international leader among foundation locations, which is why it is relaxing the conditions for tax exemption. To this end, the Zurich Cantonal Tax Office has changed its practice.
Following the codification and standardization of civil procedural law throughout Switzerland on 1 January 2011, the practicality and enforcement of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) is now to be improved after a decade of experience.
Philalia AG* and Wicki Partners AG are pleased to announce a partnership focused on supporting the philanthropic sector. This collaboration combines Philalia's expertise in the philanthropic ecosystem with Wicki Partners' legal knowledge to support social change initiatives.
All persons who live or work in Switzerland must pay AHV contributions from January 1 after they reach the age of 20 until they reach retirement age. This occasionally leads to confusion if a person lives in Switzerland and works for an employer who is not based in Switzerland.
The majority of Swiss stock corporations have structured their shares as registered shares. The requirements for a legally valid transfer of such registered shares are unknown to many company managers. As a result, shares are regularly transferred incorrectly in practice.
Last week, our valued partner Capacity celebrated the graduation ceremony and pitch party of the graduates of the Entrepreneurship Program 2023. In an entertaining, inspiring and motivating evening, the entrepreneurs presented their business ideas and the Capacity community talked about the transformation of the association.
In order to strengthen Switzerland as a foundation location, Parliament decided to revise Swiss foundation law under the title "Strengthening Switzerland as a foundation location". The changes will come into force on January 1, 2024.
If business is good and you want your company to grow, there is often no way around hiring your first employees. If you are planning to take this step, it is important that you are aware in advance of what needs to be considered in this context. This article provides you with an overview and shows you who you can contact with specific questions.
Attorney at Law and IT Law Specialist Sven Kohlmeier was one of the participants who gathered in the lecture hall of the University of Zurich on October 26, 2023 to hear how the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner Dr. Adrian Lobsiger positions himself some 2 months after the new Swiss Data Protection Act came into force.
The 2023 Procurement Conference had a lot to offer under the motto "Everything new? The changing world of procurement": Cloud Service, Data Protection, AI and Sustainability. As a speaker, our lawyer and specialist attorney for IT law (DE) Sven Kohlmeier provided insight into the procurement of AI for public administration and institutions.
When not only one's own life but also that of one's children is shared on social networks, this is called "sharenting. The term is made up of the English words "parenting" and "to share. This article deals with the right to one's own image of children and the phenomenon of sharenting.
In the current environment of rising prices, positive interest rates and geopolitical volatility, companies are increasingly looking for ways to shorten process and supply chains without losing touch with new technologies and market trends. This will increase the importance of the human factor in future transactions: Wherever human knowledge and creativity form the core of the transaction, labor law issues will become more relevant in the context of transactional M&A advice.
In the Bilanz Ranking 2023, Wicki Partners AG was once again named TOP law firm in Switzerland, confirming its positioning as a specialized commercial law firm. From over 25,000 recommendations from clients and colleagues, the Handelszeitung, in cooperation with Statista, selected the best law firms.
Rent increases can occur for a variety of reasons and can affect any tenant. This makes it all the more important for tenants to know their rights and the limits of the law.
A recent decision by the Federal Court of Justice of the Federal Republic of Germany on access to an e-mail is also likely to have implications for companies throughout the DACH region.
Swiss chattel mortgage law has remained essentially unchanged since the Civil Code came into force in 1912. More than practically any other legal system, it emphasises the 'Faust principle': this principle stipulates that security interests in movable property can only be validly created if the collateral provider gives up possession of the property.
We are pleased to support you in the legally compliant introduction of digital contract signing as well as in other digitalization projects. We can draw up appropriate standard clauses or a framework agreement for you and check which contract forms still require a written or QES signature.
The federal government bases the order for mandatory quarantine on Art. 35 of the Epidemics Act (EpG). Anyone entering Switzerland from certain areas with an increased risk of infection (risk area) must undergo a ten-day quarantine. Employees who are subject to quarantine and their employers are likely to be increasingly confronted with the question of the obligation to continue to pay wages...
Many small and medium-sized enterprises still find themselves burdened with the full cost of business rent, despite ongoing losses in turnover due to the COVID-19 protection measures. Now, however, a solution is emerging in parliament.
How the impact of Covid-19 on a contractual relationship is dealt with under Swiss law depends primarily on the language of the contract. If it contains a specific "force majeure" clause dealing with a pandemic, that clause applies. Of course, such explicit clauses have not been widely agreed prior to the pandemic. In this case the contract has to be construed in order to determine the intent of the parties, and the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) applies if it is found that the parties have not made a provision dealing with the impact of a pandemic.
The Federal Council provided information on the COVID-19 measures in tenancy law on 27 March 2020. Some issues have been clarified with the new Rent and Lease Ordinance. However, many urgent problems remain unresolved.
Can my supervisor keep me busy with cleaning, tidying up and preparation work during my apprenticeship? And if so, to what extent? This question is addressed in the following article.