Class actions in Switzerland?

While our civil procedural law is designed for the classic two-party procedure, in practice cases - as illustrated by the prominent example of the VW exhaust gas scandal - in which a large number of aggrieved parties are confronted with an economically powerful defendant (e.g. large company) are increasing. Please read the detailed article (in German) by our SwissLegal specialists to find out which developments are currently underway in Swiss civil procedural law in order to handle liability proceedings for mass claims more efficiently and in a more concentrated manner in the future.

Source: Zürcher Tagesanzeiger of 17.04.2019, in the supplement FOKUS Rechtsguide 2019, page 5.