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    Topics: Corporate & M&A  Dispute Resolution  Real Estate  Environment 

    The Duty of Due Diligence under the Responsible Business Initiative – a Change-Maker?

    On 29 November 2020 Swiss citizens will vote on the Responsible Business Initiative (Initiative pour des multinationales responsables / Konzernverantwortungsinitiative).

    The Responsible Business Initiative (the Initiative) proposes a new due diligence obligation for Swiss-based large companies as well as a liability provision to hold them accountable for human rights and environmental violations made abroad by controlled companies. 
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    Topics: Corporate & M&A  Dispute Resolution  Real Estate  LexCast  Environment 

    LexCast: The Responsible Business Initiative - a Change-Maker?

    On 29 November 2020 the Swiss people will vote on the Responsible Business Initiative. The Initiative proposes a due diligence obligation for Swiss-based multinational companies as well as a liability provision to hold them accountable for human and environmental rights violations abroad.
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    Topics: Corporate & M&A  Dispute Resolution  Real Estate  Environment 

    Responsible Business Initiative – a Change-Maker for Corporate Liability?

    On 29 November 2020 Swiss citizens will vote on the Responsible Business Initiative (Initiative pour des multinationales responsables/ Konzernverantwortungsinitiative).

    The Responsible Business Initiative (the Initiative) proposes a new due diligence obligation for Swiss-based large companies as well as a liability provision to hold them accountable for human rights and environmental violations made abroad by controlled companies. This initiative has caused a heated debate over the last months as the Swiss people approach the polling stations.
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    Topics: Technology  LexCast  Artificial Intelligence  DLT (Blockchain) & Fintech  Start-up 

    LexCast: Moving From the Analogue to the Digital World

    In this LexCast, we will be talking about LegalTech and its impact on Swiss firms and in particular Swiss law firms. LegalTech is currently rising all over the world and increasingly enters the traditional legal market. With its Focus Area "AI and Digitalisation" Froriep has already delved into the field of digitalisation and now takes a closer look at LegalTech during this LexCast.
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    Topics: Dispute Resolution  Technology  Artificial Intelligence 

    Are We There Yet? Artificial Intelligence and Automation in the Adjudicatory Process

    Now more than ever, the technological revolution is pushing the boundaries of usual practices in all spheres of our society, including the dispute resolution field. The question is whether justice, the epitome of human creation, will one day also be replaced by artificial intelligence ("AI"). In this blog we look at some examples of how and where technology has already impacted the adjudicatory process as well as the current discussion on whether it is advisable or not to automate judicial decision-making processes.
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