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The completely revised law on intermediaries will come into force on 1 January 2024. Transitional periods are only foreseen, for example, for training and further education and for the application for registration to be submitted. Unbound insurance intermediaries will be regulated and supervised more closely than before. For bound insurance intermediaries, regulation will remain limited. They are mainly supervised indirectly via the insurance undertakings.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises an international logistics group of companies on its restructuring in Switzerland. The Swiss group structure was streamlined through an upstream merger. RUOSS VÖGELE further advises on corporate governance issues by implementing a new management structure as well as the organizational and personnel separation of holding activities and operational business activities.

RUOSS VÖGELE supports a purchasing association in its conversion from a stock corporation to a cooperative. Based on the provisions of the revised stock corporation law, the more than 60 shareholders were able to vote on this in writing. The new legal form greatly facilitates the admission of new members while the co-determination rights of the stake holders remain intact.

The totally revised data protection law of Switzerland will come into force on 1 September 2023. This article briefly describes the various changes to the law.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a communications agency in Zurich on implementing the requirements of the revised data protection law. We support our client in the creation of data processing directories, the implementation of technical and organizational measures as well as in the drafting of privacy statements.

Corporate Governance expert PD Dr. Damian A. Fischer gave a presentation on dealing with conflicts of interest at the Eastern Switzerland Board of Directors' Meeting on May 12, 2023 and participated in the panel discussion with high-profile panelists.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a financial institution on obtaining a FINMA license as a supervised asset manager.

RUOSS VÖGELE is representing a financing company in the financing of a private aircraft of the Swiss manufacturer Pilatus. The mandate includes in particular the drafting of the financing agreements and the related security agreements. Due to the cross-border nature of the transaction, RUOSS VÖGELE is working closely with foreign law firms.

RUOSS VÖGELE again with best rating! In their latest 2023 top law firm ranking, BILANZ and PME, the leading Swiss business magazines, recommend RUOSS VÖGELE as a top law firm in aviation industries and in these 10 areas of law (7 with best ranking and 3 with second best ranking): Contract law, employment law [employer side], inheritance and estate law, corporate law, real estate law, landlord and tenant law, media law, litigation and procedural law, insurance law and private equity/venture capital. We are very pleased with this positive recognition.

Switzerland has a modernized stock corporation law since January 1, 2023. The enclosed checklist for the SME board of directors is intended to help you to bring your company «up to speed».

RUOSS VÖGELE is representing four charitable organisations in connection with the estate of a wealthy, childless decedent in civil proceedings concerning the ineligibility of the heir and the invalidity of the will. Contested is the last will of a widowed and childless testator, who appointed her lawyer as her (sole) heir.

RUOSS VÖGELE is advising several clients on the purchase of brand-new private aircraft from manufacturers in Switzerland and the US in the first quarter of 2023. The advice also includes structuring and registration issues. RUOSS VÖGELE also assists several clients in the sale of private aircraft and advises Aircraft Operators on legal issues and the drafting of contracts.

PD Dr. iur. Damian A. Fischer, LL.M., will have a speaking engagement at the renowned Zurich Stock Corporation Law Conference on March 23, 2023 on the topic of «Swiss stock corporation as an investment vehicle» and will participate in the panel discussion on the first experiences with the new Swiss stock corporation law.

Philip Horber, LL.M., has been a Senior Associate at RUOSS VÖGELE since March 2023. He strengthens our team primarily in the areas of employment law, data protection and contract law. We warmly welcome Philip Horber!

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a foreign investor on the acquisition of a large 4-Star Hotel in Switzerland. In addition to the performance of a due diligence and the re-negotiation of the purchase price, the mandate included the drafting and negotiating of the share purchase agreement together with related documents as well as the obtaining of the necessary governmental permissions and the execution of the closing.

The revised inheritance law came into force on 1 January 2023. A much-noticed core topic of this 1st part of the revision is the change in the statutory portion of descendants and spouses. This Legal Update summarises the most important points of the partial revision.

In its decision BGer 9C_62/2022 dated 22.11.2022, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled on surplus participation in the context of a tied pension insurance. Alois Rimle comments on the decision and derives conclusions for practice.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a leading Swiss technology company on the acquisition of a group of companies in England, including a portfolio of valuable IP rights. In the context of this transaction, RUOSS VÖGELE is working closely with specialists in the client's expert team, with experts in corporate finance and with international law firms.

RUOSS VÖGELE represents a financing company in the financing of a private aircraft of the Swiss manufacturer Pilatus. This task includes the drafting of the financing agreements and the related security agreements as well as the clarification of registration issues. RUOSS VÖGELE is working closely with foreign law firms on this transaction.

RUOSS VÖGELE represents the owner of a private aircraft in the sale of the private aircraft abroad. The mandate includes the drafting and negotiation of the aircraft sales contract as well as the clarification of customs and registration issues with the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA).

On January 1, 2023, the new Swiss stock corporation law will enter into force. Emanuel Schiwow and Gasper Palucaj present the most important amendments in the enclosed Legal Update.

As of January 1, 2023, the new Swiss stock corporation law provides for the possibility of Swiss stock corporations to hold their general meetings also virtually. Learn more about this in the attached legal update by Emanuel Schiwow and Gasper Palucaj.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a group of investors on the acquisition of a company in the healthcare sector. The advice includes drafting and negotiating the share purchase agreement and the shareholders' agreement as well as other transaction-related documents.

Financing and insurance solutions together in one customer-friendly product: RUOSS VÖGELE develops contracts in close cooperation with the customer, which streamline the distribution of such new products.

RUOSS VÖGELE supports a specialized IT service provider in developing customized IT service contracts for demanding clients in highly regulated industries.

Pascale Gola of RUOSS VÖGELE renders a decision on her jurisdiction as a sole arbitrator. One of the parties files an appeal against this decision. The Swiss Federal Tribunal, however, confirms the decision of the sole arbitrator in its entirety and dismisses the appeal.

RUOSS VÖGELE assists a medium-sized company in Zurich with its rebranding, protects the new brand by means of appropriate trademark applications and ensures that a similarly named company in northern Switzerland adopts a modified name.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises an investor on the purchase of a hotel and restaurant business in Central Switzerland. The advice is provided with respect to the share purchase agreement as well as other transaction-related agreements.

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