Der Verwaltungsrat 4.0

Artificial intelligence assists businesses with tasks such as drafting texts, analysing facts, performing calculations, preparing documents and developing software. Incorporating incorrect outputs into work delivered to customers can cause substantial damage. Liability depends in particular on the contractual relationship, the scope of the obligations and the duties of care applicable to the use of AI.

In Switzerland, there is no single, uniform residence permit; rather, there are a number of different permits, each with its own legal basis, period of validity and legal effects. Third-country nationals, i.e. nationals of countries outside the EU/EFTA, who wish to live and work in Switzerland face significantly higher hurdles than citizens of EU/EFTA Member States, who benefit, for example, from facilitated access under the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons. Since the relevant permits are always issued for a limited period, the question of whether and under what conditions a permit can be renewed inevitably arises.

In the context of a mandate, the mandatee is required to perform the business entrusted to him in a diligent and faithful manner (Art. 398 para. 2 of the Swiss Code of Obligations, CO). The extent to which a mandatee may or must refuse to perform a mandate where there are grounds to suspect that the mandator is subject to sanctions was recently considered by the Swiss Federal Tribunal.