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New succession law from 1 January 2023

With the revision of inheritance law, the heirs will be able to freely dispose of a greater part of their succession: the legitimate share due to the children will in…

Introduction of a Swiss trust

Parliament has voted in favor of creating the legal basis for a Swiss trust. It is an important institute often used for succession planning, in particular to allow the transfer…

EFTA-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement

On November 1, 2020, the Free Trade Agreement between the states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), including Switzerland, and the Republic of Ecuador (Ecuador) entered into force. The…

Revision of SA Law

On June 19, 2020, the Swiss Parliament approved the revision of the Swiss Code of Obligations on the law of the SA. Between 2021 and 2022, new structural possibilities (e.g.…

Swiss plates for cross-border commuters

As of September 10, 2020, Italian law no longer requires border crossers who use company cars with foreign license plates to be re-registered if they have been residing in Italy…