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Immobilier, jouer la carte de la sécurité
Immobilier, jouer la carte de la sécurité. Dans le secteur de la construction, les conseils préventifs d’un spécialiste du droit immobilier peuvent permettre d’éviter bien des déboires. Dans le [...]
Legal 500 2019 Leading Firm
We are happy to announce that MANGEAT has been ranked in five categories in the Legal 500 EMEA 2019 Directories and that seven members of our team are Recommended Lawyers. [...]
Chambers and Partners 2019
We are happy to announce that our partner Grégoire Mangeat has been ranked by the Chambers and Partners 2019 in the White-Collar Crime category for Switzerland. Chambers and [...]
Procédures d’enforcement FINMA – Focus Droit 2019
Procédures d'enforcement FINMA: obligation de collaborer vs droit de se taire Les parties visées par une procédure d'enforcement ont en principe l'obligation de collaborer avec la FINMA. Dans quelle mesure peuvent-elles [...]
Smart Contracts, simply explained
“Smart Contracts” are among the most interesting and promising uses of the blockchain technology (see Blockchain simply explained). A smart contract is actually neither a “contract” nor “smart”. It is a digital application that [...]
Retrocessions and statute of limitations: long-awaited clarification
The Swiss Federal Tribunal has published a new decision (dated 16 June 2017, 4A_508/2016) on retrocessions, ruling for the first time on the debated issue of the statute of limitations applicable to a retrocession [...]
Blockchain, simply explained.
Blockchain is one of the symbols of the digitalisation era we live in. Blockchain, as other new technologies, is viewed as disruptive for existing business models and will likely impact our society in various [...]
Swiss Federal Department of Finance – 2017 Report on International Financial and Tax Matters: 10 Key Points
This report provides information on activities of Switzerland in the areas of financial market regulation, engagement in international financial bodies and international tax policy. Below, ten key points on the progress made by Switzerland [...]
Paris sportifs et manipulation des compétitions sportives : nouvelles mesures de prévention et de répression
Alors que les scandales liés aux matchs truqués font régulièrement la une des quotidiens, en coulisse, la lutte contre la manipulation des compétitions sportives s’intensifie, en Suisse notamment, avec l’adoption de nouvelles mesures dans [...]