In a recent legal triumph, Nater Dallafior successfully represented a globally renowned commodity trading company in a complex arbitration case. The proceedings centered around a dispute that emerged following the dissolution of a joint venture, which had jointly generated annual turnovers surpassing USD 50 million. The arbitration arose from a former joint venture partner’s claim […]
Lenz & Staehelin has successfully defended a Lebanese-owned telecommunications operator in proceedings before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. The case involved the Republic of South Sudan’s attempt to annul an arbitral award issued in
Walder Wyss successfully represented a prominent German logistics company in an ICC arbitration seated in Geneva. The law firm brought a claim on behalf of the client against two contractual parties to recover unpaid invoices
In a significant win, international disputes firm Lalive has secured a major victory for its clients, Nachingwea UK Limited, Ntaka Nickel Holdings Limited (both incorporated in the UK), and Nachingwea Nickel Limited (incorporated in Tanzania),
The Federal Supreme Court confirms far-reaching injunctions granted in favor of the German science and technology company Merck by the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich against Merck’s US competitor MSD. Based in
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Exploring Fairness in International Arbitration: Highlights from the Italian Arbitration
The international arbitration community recently converged in Milan for the second edition of the Italian Arbitration Day (IAD), organized by the Milan Arbitration Chamber (CAM) and the Italian Arbitration Association (AIA). The event brought together
Schellenberg Wittmer‘s partners Christopher Boog and Elliott Geisinger have been acknowledged on this list of the Top 10 Most Influential Swiss Arbitration Counsels. Christopher Boog is a Vice-Chair of Schellenberg Wittmer’s International arbitration practice
In the pilot case of a PostFinance customer against PostFinance, the question is whether the customer must accept a negative balance on his account that arose due to a software error with the payment processor
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court decided on the dispute about “Commune de Champagne PDO” in two judgements (December 23, 2022, 2C_407/2021; March 22, 2022, 2C_381/2021). The Canton de Vaud had introduced, in January 2021, a PDO “Commune de Champagne” for
LALIVE associate Baptiste Rigaudeau has been elected as the Chair of the CIArb Young Members Group Global Steering Committee. As Chair, Baptiste will lead the Global Steering Committee in promoting the interests of young professionals
