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On January 1, 2021, various changes in corporate and commercial law will come into force. You will find a selection of relevant changes in this Legal Update.

Under future law, Swiss corporations will have more flexibility to change their capital. A new Legal Update presents the key points of this new legal institution.

PD Dr. iur. Damian A. Fischer LL.M. will give a lecture on the topic «Freedom of corporate design as a means of avoiding and overcoming conflicts» (in German: «Gestaltungsfreiheit als Mittel zur Konfliktvermeidung und -bewältigung») at the 18th Zurich Stock Corporation Law Conference on the freedom of design in stock corporation law on March 30, 2021.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a Legal Update on the amendments of the Swiss law on stock corporations.

RUOSS VÖGELE is right at the top. We are pleased and motivated by the renewed recommendation of RUOSS VÖGELE as the top Swiss law firm in the 2020 lawyers' ranking by Bilanz & Le Temps. We received awards in the fields of corporate law, litigation and procedural law, real estate law, inheritance and estate planning, and aviation.

In the current Corona pandemic, tenants and landlords of business premises are asking themselves the question whether the rent is still owed in full or at best only to a reduced extent or whether the lease may even be terminated extraordinary. This legal update deals with the effects of the Corona pandemic on rental agreements.

RUOSS VÖGELE has compiled the most important economic support measures of the Federal Government and the Canton of Zurich for companies and entrepreneurs in a checklist (as of 26/03/2020). We will adapt the checklist to the latest developments.

What is it all about? What applies as of now and what applies only later? What actions are recommended?

RUOSS VÖGELE is again listed in the ranking of the top law firms of Switzerland, published by the Swiss magazine “BILANZ”. RUOSS VÖGELE is nominated in the practice areas „Corporate Law“ and „Inheritance and Succession Law“. The ranking is based on a broad survey and interviews conducted with over 7,000 lawyers, 450 inhouse counsels, general counsels of the 500 biggest enterprises in Switzerland and clients of the law firms.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a new bulletin on improved protection against unjustified debt collection. On 1 January 2019, revised provisions of the Federal Law on Debt Collection and Bankruptcy entered into force, which enable debtors to have unjustified entries in the debt collection register deleted resp. withdrawn from the inspection rights of third parties in an uncomplicated and inexpensive procedure (available only in German).

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a new Bulletin on the pragmatic Implementation of the FinSA and FinIA and thereby taking the relevant draft ordinances into consideration.

For the first time, RUOSS VÖGELE is listed in the ranking of the top law firms of Switzerland, published by the Swiss magazine “BILANZ”. RUOSS VÖGELE is nominated in the practice areas „Litigation“ and „Inheritance and Succession Law“. The ranking is based on a broad survey and interviews conducted with over 7,000 lawyers, 450 inhouse counsels, general counsels of the 500 biggest enterprises in Switzerland and clients of the law firms.

New Swiss rules allow for a simplified deletion of unused brands. The new rules bring significant advantages in the protection of brands.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a new bulletin on mandatory and voluntary insurance by private insurers in Switzerland. The bulletin includes an overview of insurance products offered by private insurers around the insurance compulsory duty in Switzerland.