Publication from Philippe Gilliéron related to the issues raised by the use of artificial intelligence in criminal justice
We are pleased to inform you about the latest publication from Philippe Gilliéron related to the issues raised by the use of artificial intelligence in criminal justice (with a regrettable typo from the publishing house in the name). This publication is the written and extended conference delivered by Philippe during the yearly Congress of the […]
Christophe Wilhelm obtained the title of Certificate of Advanced Studies HES_SO in Mergers, Acquisitions and Transfers of Companies
Christophe Wilhelm successfully completed the HES-SO continuing education programme on 3 September 2021 and obtained the title of Certificate of Advanced Studies HES_SO in Mergers, Acquisitions and Transfers of Companies. This education program, over a period of time of 18 months, divided in 5 modules, plus a full study case with a written final report, […]
Brexit – what consequences for the Lugano Convention?
The Lugano Convention governs the jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters in cases between parties domiciled or having their seat in different Member States. The Lugano Convention not only determines the jurisdiction of the authorities, but above all facilitates the recognition and enforcement in Switzerland of civil judgments rendered in […]
Best Lawyers Switzerland 2022 has been released!
It is our pleasure to have our partners Christophe Wilhelm and Philippe Gilliéron rank this year again in their respective fields of expertise, namely Corporate Law for Christophe and Intellectual Property for Philippe. As this ranking is solely based on peer reviews, we would like to deeply thank our colleagues for having praised our work. […]
Our 1500th subscriber to our LinkedIN page joined us today
Thanks to Mr. David Moser for being this subscriber and to our 1499 previous subscribers! To be continued! Wilhelm Gilliéron Avocats SA is delighted to see that more and more of you are reading us, encouraging us to redouble our efforts to tirelessly share with you our knowledge in our fields of expertise, with a […]
Congratulations to Sandra Gerber, who has completed her Data Protection Officer (DPO) training!
Wilhelm Gilliéron Attorneys-at-Law Corp. is pleased to announce that Ms. Sandra Gerber has successfully completed the training as “Business Data Protection Officer ” (DPO) at the University of Geneva. Our firm thus reinforces its particular expertise in data protection matters.
Coming into force of the Act respecting COVID-19 joint and several surety bonds (COVID loans) – what remains, what changes
The Federal Act on credits secured by a joint and several guarantee as a result of the coronavirus entered into force on 19 December 2020 and replaces the ordinance issued by the Federal Council in March 2020. The Federal Assembly extended the loan’s amortization period from five to eight years and authorized the possibility of […]
COVID-19 loans: beware of restrictions on use
Entities that have made use of COVID-19 loans guaranteed by the Confederation must be very rigorous in the use they make of them. Indeed, both the Ordinance on COVID-19 guaranteed loans and the draft bill currently under discussion in the Federal Assembly prohibit the beneficiaries of these loans from making certain expenditures until the said […]
End of bearer shares – what should the Board of Directors do?
As already mentioned previously (The scheduled end of bearer shares in unlisted Swiss companies ; The demise of unlisted bearer shares paves the way for some hard-fought legal battles!), the federal legislator has decided to end the regime of bearer shares by amending the relevant provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations. In the coming […]
The Swiss Federal Council has set 1 January 2021 as the date for the entry into force of the new provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR) on the transparency obligations of certain multinationals.
Irrespective of the popular initiative that will be put to a popular vote on 29 November, 2020, the revision of the law on the Swiss public limited company (AG), which was definitively adopted by Parliament on 19 June 2020, provides for the introduction of stricter transparency rules for companies active in the raw materials sector […]