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Pandemic-related claims in the context of river Rhine cruises fended off

16 February 2022

The Covid pandemic was a particularly strong blow to tourism. This also applies to cruises on the river Rhine where, for months, no cruises could be operated and, subsequently, demand was virtually inexistent. VISCHER successfully...

Claim against Swiss bank arising from fiduciary investments fended off

9 November 2021

VISCHER successfully represented a Swiss bank in a multi-million dispute revolving around a fiduciary investment. The foreign bank had gone bankrupt.

Swiss law support in infrastructure dispute

23 September 2021

VISCHER advised a world-leading insurance company and its London-based lawyers in an arbitration revolving around a power plant in South America.

Massive claims and allegations against Swiss bank fended off

30 August 2021

The VISCHER Dispute Resolution team led by Thomas Weibel successfully defended a Swiss bank in a multi-front battle.

Successful collection of commodities trading Award claim in Switzerland

30 August 2021

The VISCHER dispute resolution team successfully enforced an ICC arbitral award rendered in London and stemming from international commodity trading in Switzerland.

Freezing order: leading case Swiss Federal Court

2 May 2019
29 April 2019

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

25 January 2019
19 February 2019

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...

Appeal of creditors in OTC-derivatives dispute denied

26 July 2017

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

14 July 2016

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 successfully pursued a claim against an African State

30 January 2016

Acting for a US based manufacturer, the VISCHER Arbitration Team successfully pursued a claim against an African State in ICC arbitral proceedings, having their seat in Geneva. The dispute concerned an agreement regarding the...