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Speeding fines or other traffic offences imposed in Italy on drivers of vehicles registered in Switzerland
Author: Lawyer Andrea Amedeo Prospero Recently, the press gave some prominence to a ruling by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court1 indicating that it was not possible to receive payment demands ...

The Swiss criminal records excerpt
Author: Lawyer Enrico Germano The Federal Office of Justice in Berne manages the criminal record extract. Any person residing in Switzerland is entitled to apply for this extract for personal ...

The offence of coercion in the issuance of an unlawful summons for payment
Author: Lawyer Enrico Germano The offence of coercion is provided for in Article 181 of the Swiss Criminal Code (hereinafter CP) and states that “Any person who, by the use ...

The right to file a complaint under Swiss law
Author: Lawyer Enrico Gemano Pursuant to Article 30 of the Swiss Criminal Code (hereinafter CP), “If an act shall be liable to prosecution only if a complaint is filed, any ...

The infringements of personality rights and reparation of reputational damage caused by a press article
Author: Lawyer Enrico Gemano Pursuant to Article 28(1) of the Swiss Civil Code (hereinafter CC), any person whose personality rights are unlawfully may petition the court for protection against all ...

Consensual termination Agreement between the employer and its employee
Author: Lawyer Enrico Gemano Pursuant to Art. 335 of the Swiss Code of Obligations (hereafter CO), an employment relationship for an unlimited period may be terminated by either party. The ...

The high net worth individual: the so-called rich or deemed rich
Author: Lawyer Enrico Germano In finance, a high net worth individual (HNWI-High Net Worth Individual) is a person who has about USD 1 million (at today’s exchange rate about CHF ...

Italian cross-border commuter who is a de facto partner and/or owner of the Swiss company
Author: Lawyer Enrico Germano According to data released by the Federal Statistical Office in Switzerland the number of cross-border commuters, working mainly in border cantons such as Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, ...
