Real estate sale agreement
Does Broadening Permitted Land Uses Constitute ‘Rezoning’ under Swiss Law?
In this decision, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that a broadening of permitted land uses qualified as “rezoning” under an earn-out clause in a property sale.
Loan agreement
Transfer of a commercial lease to a third party (Art. 263 SCO): refusal for good cause
In this case, the Federal Supreme Court confirmed the mandatory nature of Art. 263 SCO: parties to a lease agreement cannot agree on more stringent conditions for a commercial lease transfer than those provided by the law.