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According to a new leading case of the Federal Supreme Court, the recognition of a foreign certificate – in this case the certificate of inheritance established by the Egyptian court – should be refused in Switzerland when it is manifestly incompatible with Swiss public order, that is to say, when it runs against the fundamental principles of the Swiss legal order in an unacceptable way.

Various changes to the Swiss Code of Obligations entered into force on 1 July 2015. They affect a substantial number of companies in Switzerland, particularly small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) organised as share corporations (AG) or limited liability companies (GmbH). What do these new laws provide?