Jusletter

About the settlement culture in Swiss commercial disputes

  • Auteur-e: Philipp Haberbeck
  • Catégories d'articles: Contributions
  • Domaines juridiques: Procédure civile
  • DOI: 10.38023/9318b502-e007-467a-9241-0ad8266f7916
  • Proposition de citation: Philipp Haberbeck, About the settlement culture in Swiss commercial disputes, in : Jusletter 20 avril 2020
In Switzerland, most commercial disputes are terminated by successful settlement negotiations since a long time. In this article, the author discusses the factors that are responsible for the highly developed settlement culture in Swiss commercial disputes.

Table of contents

  • I. Introduction
  • II. The factors responsible for the Swiss settlement culture
  • i. Obligation to pay an advance on court costs
  • ii. The Swiss implementation of the English rule
  • iii. No jury trials in Swiss commercial litigations
  • iv. Only limited possibilities to obtain evidence in Swiss commercial litigations
  • v. No punitive damages under Swiss law
  • vi. Settlement facilitation by Swiss courts
  • vii. Swiss mentality
  • III. Concluding thoughts

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