Switzerland

S. Korea wins int’l arbitration case against elevator maker Schindler

Yonhap | 16-Mar-2026

South Korea has won an international arbitration case brought by Swiss elevator manufacturer Schindler Holding AG, avoiding a potential payout of 320 billion won ($211.4 million) in damages, the justice ministry said.

keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Korea , services , Switzerland

Suleiman Kerimov’s daughter initiated proceedings against Switzerland

Izvestia | 16-Jan-2026

Gulnara, the daughter of billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, initiated the first ever investment dispute against Switzerland over sanctions.

keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , militarism | terrorism | security , Russia , Switzerland

Investor-state arbitration: Swiss investor files ICSID claim against Kenya

LinkedIn | 12-Jan-2026

Travizory Border Security SA, a Swiss-based border security technology company, filed a treaty-based claim against the Republic of Kenya at the ICSID. The dispute relates to a border-crossing management agreement and is purportedly covered by BIT Switzerland - Kenya 2006 and ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules.

keywords: ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kenya , Switzerland

Japanese investors sue Switzerland over Credit Suisse’s AT1 write-down, law firm says

Reuters | 4-Dec-2025

The 184 investors filed an arbitration request with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID, claiming Switzerland violated a free trade agreement with Japan when wiping out the bonds in March 2023.

keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Japan , Switzerland

CS AT1: des investisseurs japonais portent plainte contre la Suisse

Swiss Info | 4-Dec-2025

Les investisseurs reprochent à la Confédération d’avoir violé l’accord de libre-échange entre les deux pays en ordonnant la dépréciation de plus de 16,5 milliards de francs d’obligations AT1 lors du sauvetage de Credit Suisse en mars 2023.

keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Japan , Switzerland

Credit Suisse: un bulldozer juridique menace la Confédération

Watson | 17-Jul-2025

Le feuilleton judiciaire autour du rachat de Credit Suisse occupera la Suisse pendant encore plusieurs années. Un cabinet d’avocats londonien compte attaquer la Confédération en justice – un dossier qui vient s’ajouter à la pile de plaintes déjà déposées contre la Suisse.

keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Switzerland

Thousands of people protest for more climate protection

blue News | 14-Apr-2025

In Bern, several hundred people on the Bundesplatz criticized the federal government, which wants to modernize the International Energy Charter Treaty that came into force in 1998. They called for an exit.

keywords: actions | resistance , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Switzerland

Manifestations pour le climat dans plusieurs villes suisses

RTS | 14-Apr-2025

Des milliers de personnes, 6000 selon les organisateurs, ont manifesté dans plusieurs villes suisses à l’appel de la Grève du climat. Elles ont critiqué la Confédération qui veut moderniser le Traité sur la Charte de l’énergie, mais sans s’en retirer.

keywords: actions | resistance , climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Switzerland

Le Conseil fédéral approuve la modernisation du Traité sur la Charte de l’énergie

Gouvernement suisse | 20-Nov-2024

Les parties contractantes restantes devraient approuver la nouvelle mouture du traité lors de la Conférence de la Charte de l’énergie, qui aura lieu le 3 décembre 2024.

keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Switzerland