News Archives
February 08, 2021Group of experts defines tax-related areas of action for Switzerland
The Swiss tax system got good marks overall in the report of the group of experts working on Switzerland as a tax location, which is made up of representatives from the Confederation, the cantons, businesses and the scientific community. The Federal Department of Finance (FDF) intends to present measures to the Federal Council by the end of June.
February 01, 2021New associate
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Pascal Hofer, attorney-at-law, has joined our team on February 1, 2021.
January 13, 2021IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE "COVID-19-SITUATION"
In view of the worrying epidemiological situation, the Federal Council decided at its meeting on 13 January to introduce further measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. It is extending the measures introduced in December by a further five weeks: restaurants, cultural venues, and sports and leisure facilities are to remain closed until the end of February. It is also introducing new measures to drastically reduce contact between people.
October 20, 2020UPC abused ice hockey broadcasting rights
The Competition Commission (COMCO) fines UPC by around CHF 30 million. In 2016, UPC acquired broadcasting rights for games of the Swiss Ice Hockey Championship. It refused to supply Swisscom with broadcasts of live ice hockey for years. This refusal is illegal under anti-trust law.
October 14, 2020SwissCovid app and contact tracing
Contact tracing is used to identify people who have been in close contact with people who have been infected with the coronavirus. The SwissCovid app supports this process: it establishes whether we have been in close physical contact with someone who is infected. That way, we can break the chains of transmission.
June 04, 2020Protect yourself and others
In Switzerland there are only a small number of infections confirmed by tests. This means that the spread of the new coronavirus can be controlled by contact tracing. Continue to follow the hygiene and social distancing rules.
May 13, 2020stabilization measures for sports
At its meeting on May 13, 2020, the Federal Council fixed the areas benefiting from stabilization measures as well as the financial criteria provided for Swiss sport. For the football and ice hockey leagues, 350 million swiss francs will be made available. Regarding popular and elite sport, the sum amounts to 150 million swiss francs.
