Swiss Contract Law

Very interesting insurance contract case law presented on our Swiss Contract Law by Nicolas Rouvinez and Alexandra Salamin-Casciaro

𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙪𝙢𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? New Swiss case law (judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court of 19 March 2024 – ref. 4A_489/2023) regarding the conditions for unfair advantage under art. 21 SCO, in relation to a massive increase in premiums of a supplementary health insurance contract. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court found that the increase in health insurance premiums constituted a modification of an existing contract but not the conclusion of a new contract.    Commentary by Alexandra Salamin-Casciaro and Nicolas Rouvinez (Lenz & Staehelin). 📘 Case commentary => https://lnkd.in/ewWCBTHz 📄 Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (in German) => https://lnkd.in/ezATYUDH   Faculté de droit - UNIGE - Université de Genève   #GeneralTermsandConditions #InsuranceContract

𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙄𝘿-19 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 New Swiss case law (judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court of 10 September 2024 – ref. 4A_7/2024) regarding the interpretation of an insurance contract in relation to the measures enacted by the Federal Council during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court found that the measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic formed a single insured event under an "All Risks Business Insurance" Policy. Commentary by Lucile Bonaz (https://lnkd.in/ea9guTCW). 📘 Case commentary => https://lnkd.in/eqShAD_N 📄 Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (in German) => https://lnkd.in/evNKMqEB Faculté de droit - UNIGE - University of Geneva #GeneralTermsandConditions #InsuranceContracts #COVIDPandemic

𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄𝙨 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚?   New Swiss case law (judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court of 29 August 2023 – ref. 4A_453/2022) regarding the mandatory nature of Art. 263 SCO and the conditions under which a landlord may refuse the transfer of a commercial lease.   The Federal Supreme Court reiterated that landlords cannot impose conditions more stringent than those set forth in the law and emphasized the prohibition of key money as constitutive of good cause to refuse a lease transfer.   Commentary presented by Nathalie Adank (Lenz & Staehelin).   📘 Case commentary => https://lnkd.in/eszhni4z 📄 Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (in French) => https://lnkd.in/ea3iNKmF   Faculté de droit - UNIGE - Université de Genève   #CommercialLease #LeaseTransfer #Art263SCO #TenantRights #BusinessTransfer

𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙏 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚?   New Swiss contract case (judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court of 29 July 2024 - ref. 4A_505/2023) concerning the (invalid) termination of an IT maintenance contract, presented and commented by Prof. Jacques de Werra and Marianna Sorton. Case commentary => https://lnkd.in/eDTUWzsN   Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (in French) => https://lnkd.in/djrMQPsj   Faculté de droit - UNIGE - University of Geneva   #ITcontract #ITmaintenance #Termination #Breachofcontract

𝑪𝒚𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒗𝒔 𝑼𝑺 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 New case comment on an interesting Swiss contract law decision (judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court of 17 August 2023 – ref. 4A_206/2023) concerning the insurer’s refusal to reimburse ransomware payments made by the cyberattacked company due to the potential risk of violating US sanctions regulations authored by Jacques de Werra, Célian Hirsch and Thomas Hua (gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd - https://lnkd.in/e36FYkNB).   ⇒ Case comment: https://lnkd.in/exmV64zi ⇒ Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (in German): https://lnkd.in/eZm9xj6i   Faculté de droit - UNIGE - Université de Genève - Digital Law Center - University of Geneva   #Insuranceagreement #USsanctions #cyberinsurance #sanctionsinterest #ransomware #swisscontractlaw #contractlaw #commercialcontracts #swisslaw

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙢 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚? New Swiss contract case (judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court of 12 September 2023 - ref. 4A_502/2022, 4A_504/2022) concerning an architect's entitlement to fees for a property renovation and sale, presented and commented by Mélanie Tritten (LALIVE - https://lnkd.in/eyyF7Q_6) Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (in French) => https://lnkd.in/eAetvT7q Faculté de droit - UNIGE - Université de Genève #Brokeragecontract #Brokerfees #Mixedcontract #Realestate #swisscontractlaw #contractlaw #commercialcontracts #swisslaw

𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙊𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩? New Swiss contract case (judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court of 22 June 2023 - ref. 4A_25/2023) concerning the exercise of an option right within the frame of a shareholders’ agreement, presented and commented by Federico Trabaldo Togna and Nicolas Rouvinez => https://lnkd.in/eZuMeZ9k Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (in German) => https://lnkd.in/eVgf6NuY Faculté de droit - UNIGE - University of Geneva #SharePurchaseAgreement #EmptionRight #TransferofPossession