In a decision dated 5 December 2008 (4A_376/2008), the Swiss Federal Court ("SFC") had the opportunity to address two legal topics in the context of international arbitration:
The first topic was the…
In a recent decision of 22 January 2009 (4A_424/2008), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court had to consider an appeal against a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). In the run-up to the…
Article 186 of the Swiss Private International Law Act ("PIL Act") provides as follows:
"1. The arbitral tribunal shall decide on its own jurisdiction.
1bis. It shall decide on its jurisdiction…
In its decision of 9 December 2008 (4A_403/2008), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court took the opportunity to clarify its practice regarding the enforcement of arbitral awards that are suspended at the…
In a recent decision dated 10 October 2008 (4A_224/2008), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court found an arbitral tribunal competent to decide on a party's request that its contractual partner should…
In its decision of 6 October 2008 (5A_201/2008), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court had another opportunity to address its practice regarding conflicts of interests of part-time judges and arbitrators…
