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 [...]
Peter Knechtli's Basel media service Online Reports was forced to moderate its reporting on the intervention of BALEX. In violation of journalistic duties of care, Knechtli had identified a defendant in a report. As a result, BALEX threatened a lawsuit and Online Reports moderated the current reporting. But Knechtli turned out to be a [...]
Dr Jascha Schneider-Marfels represents Tamedia and the Swiss Media Association before the Federal Court in the case of Admeira v. SRG (see also BVerG A-1703/2016). He has recently published on this topic in the trade journal‘Medialex‘. In his article, he presents the current status of the process and the discussion. Further Dr. Jascha Schneider-Marfels [...]
The Hirschmann case continues to occupy the courts. In a recent decision , the Federal Supreme Court decided in favour of a complaint brought by Carl Hirschmann against ‘20 Minuten’ or ‘Tamedia’ over long distances. The decision was overturned for reassessment by the Zurich Commercial Court. From the aspect of profit distribution in particular, [...]
A user on Facebook entered a Like for a defamatory post, commented on it and shared it. The District Court of Zurich sentenced him to a conditional fine of CHF 4,000.00 for multiple defamations (of character), with a probationary period of two years. The ruling is not yet final. The defendant described an animal [...]
The Watson platform interviewed Dr. Jascha Schneider-Marfels, media expert within our law firm alongside Tobias Treyer, about the ‘Like decision’: It is clear to him that freedom of expression must not be curtailed. The right to freedom of expression should also be given greater emphasis by the courts. ‘Our society is far too squeamish. [...]