Important success for VISCHER client in Emergency Arbitration proceedings
VISCHER successfully fended off, on behalf of one of its clients, an extensive and far-reaching application for interim relief sought in the framework of Emergency Arbitration proceedings under the ICC Rules.
Loomis acquires SecurePost, the cash handling business of the Swiss Post
Loomis, a Sweden-based and listed provider of cash handling services for banks, retailers and other commercial clients, has entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets and liabilities of SecurePost AG.
Freezing order: leading case Swiss Federal Court
In a leading case on 3 April 2019, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that improper novas, i.e. facts that arose before the decision of the first instance, are admissible in attachment opposition proceedings before the second...
Success in OTC-derivatives dispute before the Federal Supreme Court
On 16 September 2016, the District Court of Zurich fully dismissed the objection by the two single largest third-party creditors against the schedule of claims of Lehman Brothers Finance AG in liquidation. The Supreme Court of the...
VISCHER successfully defends its client in an ICC arbitration
In a three-party ICC arbitration concerning the financing of an international project contract, Thomas Weibel, Claudia Walz, and James A. Nickovich successfully defended their client against allegations of corruption and claims...
Appeal of creditors in OTC-derivatives dispute denied
On 16 September 2016, the district court of Zurich fully dismissed the objection by the two single largest third-party creditors against the schedule of claims of Lehman Brothers Finance AG in liquidation. The supreme court of the...
LBF successfully settles dispute
Lehman Brothers Finance AG in liquidation (LBF) successfully settled a long-lasting legal dispute with a major US American bank. The main issues were the question whether the derivatives transactions in dispute were in fact...
VISCHER wins significant third-party claim before Federal Tribunal
VISCHER, representing a major Swiss bank, has prevailed in significant third-party claim proceedings in connection with a freezing of assets in the amount of CHF 40m before the Swiss Federal Tribunal. Upholding the judgments by...