Contract Law
Contract negotiations, joint ventures, GTC, shareholders’ agreement, cooperation agreement
We advise private individuals and companies on drafting contracts, negotiating contracts and enforcing contracts. We also review and edit all types of contracts, including:
- Purchase agreements (moveable property or real estate)
- Rental and lease agreements
- Loan agreements
- Credit agreements
- Employment agreements
- Contract for work and services and trust agreements
- Broker, agency, commission, freight and forwarding agreements
- Surety, guarantee, pledge, security, deposit agreements
- Company and shareholder agreements
- Concubinage, marriage, inheritance, renunciation of inheritance and inheritance division agreements
- leasing, exclusive distribution and distribution agreements
- license agreements
Your Experts
Patrick Stach
Senior Partner
Michael Kummer
Senior Partner
Sheila Stach
Junior Associate
Felix Imbach
Junior Associate
Sven Pschorn
Junior Associate
Reto Kuoni
Junior Associate
Faris Beganovic
Junior Associate
Filip Lapadatovic
Junior Associate
Focus
The Fine Print: The Rule on Unusual Clauses in General Terms and Conditions
Modern commercial life is characterised by a significant increase in contractual transactions. Online retailers, service providers, banks and insurance companies conclude a vast number of contracts every day that contain largely identical terms. To avoid negotiating each contract individually, businesses have adopted the practice of using pre-formulated contractual provisions in general terms and conditions for the conclusion of large numbers of similar agreements.
The Pitfalls of Warranty Claims in Leasing Contracts
Car leasing is widespread in Switzerland. The typical form is so-called indirect leasing, which involves a three-party relationship: the customer (lessee) selects a vehicle from a seller (supplier) and negotiates a purchase price. The customer then applies to a leasing company (lessor) to purchase the vehicle on their behalf and make it available for their use. Accordingly, ownership of the leased asset remains with the lessor throughout the lease term. Upon expiration of the contract, the lessee must return the vehicle to the lessor.
Medical Liability in the Field of Telemedicine
For many patients, the search for medical advice begins with a phone call, an email, or an online search. As a result, medical consultations and treatments are increasingly provided remotely, without the physical presence of both physician and patient – a practice commonly referred to as telemedicine. The Swiss Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (SGT-MeH) defines telemedicine as medical consultation and treatment conducted through information and communication technologies (ICT) without the physician being physically present with the patient.
Despite the numerous advantages that online consultations and therapies offer patients, telemedicine also raises new and fundamental legal questions, particularly with regard to liability for erroneous telemedical medical certificates and medical malpractice.
