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Lukas Frommelt

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Lukas Frommelt is a Trainee Lawyer in the Arbitration and Litigation Group in Baker McKenzie's office in Zurich.
In Public Policy

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court affirms restrictive interpretation of the Swiss public policy exception by upholding civil claims arising from corruption issues pursuant to Hong Kong Law

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In its decision of 8 December 2023, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) deliberated on the reservation of Swiss public policy (case no. 4A_11/2023 [in French]). Factual background In the case at stake, a Swiss watch manufacturer (the respondent before the Commercial Court of the Cantonal Supreme Court of Berne and defendant before the SFSC) purchased packaging material for watches and jewellery from a supplier domiciled in Hong Kong. The supplier (the claimant before the Commercial Court and…

In Enforcement Certificate

Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirms the presumption of an enforceable performance obligation underlying an enforcement certificate under the Lugano Convention

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In a decision published on 16 January 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) ruled on the enforceability of a foreign judgment in Switzerland  (case no. 4A_547/2022 [in German]). Factual background The judgment in question was issued by the Cour de Cassation of France, i.e., a court of a Lugano Convention (“LC”) member state. With its cassation judgment, the Cour de Cassation set aside the judgment of the lower instance insofar as it had ordered the…

In Virtual Hearings

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on (physical) litigation and international arbitration proceedings in Switzerland

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With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus in early 2020, Switzerland along with many other countries introduced extensive measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Social distancing and protection measures provide new challenges in business relations – but also in legal proceedings. COVID-19 measures have had (and are still having) an unprecedented impact on the justice system. The article at hand offers a brief overview on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the…