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26/06/2024
Updated CMS Expert Guide to Cannabis law and legislation
CMS Expert Guide on cannabis law and legislation gives stakeholders detailed and updated information on the latest developments in cannabis regulation in key markets.  The Guide now covers 33 jurisdictions...
26/06/2024
Legal guide for company directors in Switzerland
Directors duties and responsibilities 1. What form does the board of directors take? In Switzerland, companies have a single board of directors (“Ver­wal­tung­s­rat”). Many companies however use the...
25/06/2024
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR): Ensuring Fair and Transparent Markets
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) represents a comprehensive framework established by the European Union to prevent inter alia market manipulation, insider dealing, and unlawful disclosure of inside information...
20/06/2024
Cannabis law and legislation in Switzerland
Medical use As of 1 August 2022, the Swiss Federal Narcotics Act was amended to allow the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The amended narcotics law allows cannabis to be cultivated, processed, traded...
19/06/2024
Overview of the EU-Australia Memorandum of Understanding on Critical and...
The European Union (“EU”) and Australia on 28 May 2024 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to forge a partnership aimed at developing a secure, stable, ethical, and sustainable supply...
19/06/2024
International arbitration law and rules in Switzerland
Most arbitrations in Switzerland are international. Only a small minority of agreements between two Swiss companies includes an arbitration clause. The two Swiss hubs for commercial arbitration are Zurich...
18/06/2024
Real estate finance law in Switzerland
A. Mortgages 1. Can security be granted to a foreign lender? Yes. Security over interests in real estate can be granted to foreign lenders. Generally a foreign lender in favour of whom a security interest...
14/06/2024
EU anti-dumping investigation of Chinese decor paper imports
On 14 June 2024, the EU opened an anti-dumping in­vest­ig­a­tion con­cern­ing EU imports of decor paper originating in the People’s Republic of China, which could lead to substantial anti-dumping duties...
13/06/2024
What’s in a name? The use of a product code in a clinical trial protocol...
The use of product or sponsor codes in clinical trial related documents is common practice in the pharmaceutical space. However, such codes may not always be sufficient to disregard a publication as relevant...
13/06/2024
CMS Expert Guide to Crypto Regulation in Switzerland
Disclaimer: This chapter was last updated on 15 September 2023 and does not reflect any subsequent developments. The information provided is intended for general informational purposes and should not...
12/06/2024
CMS Expert Guide to Foreign Investment Screening Laws in Switzerland
Switzerland is contemplating introducing an FDI screening regime but does not yet have any regime in place
12/06/2024
Crypto Tax Legislation & Law in Switzerland
1. Is there a specific legislation issued for the taxation of crypto-assets or do general national tax law principles apply because the tax legislator has not regulated this so far? Currently, there...
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