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06/12/2024
The impact of sanctions against Russia at the enforcement stage: How to...
Enforcement is often overlooked during the early stages of arbitration proceedings. No party, however, intends to go through the trouble and expense of an arbitration only to end up with an unenforceable...
05/12/2024
CMS advised on the acquisition of Adsigo by Integrity360
An international team of CMS Switzerland and Germany under the lead of Stefan Brunnschweiler and Samuel Gang provided comprehensive advice to Integrity360 on all legal aspects regarding the acquisition of leading European PCI QSA (Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor) and cyber security services company Adsigo.
05/12/2024
Updated EU Chemicals, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation: implications...
The updated EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging of hazardous chemicals Regulation (CLP Regulation) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 20 November 2024 and enters into force on 10...
03/12/2024
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...
02/12/2024
European Commission publishes draft notice on the EU Taxonomy Regulation
On 29 November 2024, the European Commission published a draft notice, in the form of FAQs, on the interpretation and implementation of certain legal provisions of the Delegated Acts to the EU Taxonomy...
02/12/2024
How to achieve a European Patent Office technical effect in mathematical...
More light is shed on how to achieve a European Patent Office technical effect in mathematical healthcare patents in a recent Board of Appeal case.A patent using maths on blood sample data survived opposition...
29/11/2024
New phase in the TTBER Revision: What the European Commission's evaluation...
1. What is the TTBER about?The TTBER exempts restrictions of competition in technology transfer agreements from the prohibition of agreements that restrict competition. Technology transfer agreements...
28/11/2024
CMS’s insights on COP29 themes
The discussions at COP29 Azerbaijan show how difficult it is to achieve global environmental goals. CMS lawyers have been reflecting on the themes of the conference in short videos and articles, housed...
28/11/2024
Revision of Swiss corporate law - Expiration of the transitional provision...
On 1 January 2023, the revised corporate law has come into force, which, in addition to companies limited by shares (Ak­tiengesell­schaften), also applies to limited liability companies. On 31 December of this year, the transitional provision granted to allow companies sufficient time to amend their articles of association and organisational regulations to the requirements of the revised corporate law will expire. Against this background, we will briefly outline below what applies to provisions in the articles of association that are not amended in time, in which situations action is required, and which amendments might be advisable from a Swiss corporate law perspective.
26/11/2024
On the Pulse webinar series 2024 - Autumn
Welcome to the Autumn part of the 2024 On the Pulse webinar series.  This webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector from around the world. We will be hosting webinars on:EU Health Data Space - 24 OctoberCyber Breach Preparedness and Response for the Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector - 26 NovemberThe webinars will be one hour in length with a 15-minute Q&A session.
26/11/2024
Technology Transformation: Drive innovation, mitigate the risks
Expectations and reality of tech-related risks
26/11/2024
Real estate finance law in Switzerland
A. Mortgages 1. Can security be granted to a foreign lender? Yes. Security over Swiss real estate (mortgages) can be granted to foreign lenders. As a rule, a foreign lender whose loan is secured by a...