Boris Becker achieves another victory in the claim against his former partner Hans-Dieter Cleven. On 26.11.2018, the Higher Court of the Canton of Zug/Switzerland dismissed an appeal by Cleven. Consequently, the partial claim he asserted against Becker for payment of CHF 10 million was also rejected by the court on appeal. Cleven must pay [...]
70 percent of all jobs and 87 percent of all training places are in small and medium-sized companies. SMEs form the backbone of our country. They are dependent on freedom of trade and commerce. A strong competition law helps to guarantee this! All revisions of antitrust legislation tighten the pace against cartels, i.e. against [...]
Is a fingerprint on a plastic bag found at the scene of the crime sufficient evidence to convict the accused person of qualified robbery? The Basel-Landschaft Criminal Court rightly denied this question. Despite extremely poor evidence and gross errors of investigation, the public prosecutor's office wants the cantonal court to judge this decision. The [...]
In a referendum on 10 June 2018, the cantonal initiative "Tenant protection on moving in (YES at affordable new rents)" was adopted. With the decision of the Government Council of 18 September 2018, the Canton of Basel-Stadt declared the use of the form for notification of the initial rent for the conclusion of a [...]
Studies show that more than a third of Swiss employees are active on social networks such as Facebook every day during their working hours: how will the weather be tomorrow, what’s the breaking news on 20 Minutes, posting something funny on WhatsApp group chat, an SMS to Mum, how can I get from A [...]
Acquittal for mother in second instance of the accusation of child abuse. The Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft has severely reprimanded the lower court for arbitrarily convicting the woman. The Basler Zeitung reports on a ‘derailment at the criminal court’. The mother has been unjustly deprived of her child for six years. The KESB is [...]
The case has been going on for many years. The expectations of the prosecutor and the court on the part of the victims and the public are high. We assume that the prosecution has done its job professionally. We hope that the court will comply with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code. Trust [...]
On Tuesday, 29 May 2018, the Tabourettli hosted an animal welfare event for both Basel cant ons. Our civil-law notary Pascal Berger had the opportunity to speak on the topic "How do I manage my inheritance? The different variants of the inheritance options were pointed out, the pitfalls were discussed and it was explained [...]
Bilanz and Le Temps have named Balex the top law firm of 2018. The evaluation was based on a survey by other lawyers (peer-to-peer) and recommendations from clients, from 31 different legal fields in Switzerland. The individual results can be found in the supplement to the balance sheet 05/2018. Top law firms 2018 [...]
Civilian drones are in vogue. Hobby pilots, private detectives and paparazzi are using them to monitor and spy on areas and people. So far, Switzerland has taken the view that restraint is required in the defence against such drone attacks. The BALEX lawyers Dr. Jascha Schneider-Marfels and Sebastian Kaufmann have reached a different conclusion [...]