Using a drilling machine as a residential property owner

If you buy an apartment as residential property you usually hope for more freedom of choice and action. But this can be a fallacy. Read the latest article by Daniel Knecht (LL.M., SwissLegal Dürr + Partner, Basel) to understand why even attaching a flat screen on the wall requires some clarification.

Using a drilling machine as a residential property owner (210 KB), pdf

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19 Nov 2025

Tax planning in business sales – Opportunities and pitfalls

Taxes play a crucial role in ensuring a successful business succession. Attorney Jörg Frei of SwissLegal asg.advocati explains which types of transfers trigger tax consequences, what needs to be considered, and how a business succession can be executed successfully from a tax perspective as well.

29 Oct 2025

SwissLegal – News from our 2025 fall conference

Autumn is traditionally the time when we meet internally, exchange ideas, gather new inspiration, and look to the future together. This was the case at last Tuesday's (October 28, 2025) autumn conference at the Radisson BLU Airport Hotel in Zurich, to which SwissLegal AG invited all lawyers from all SwissLegal locations and presented a colorful program. Read the full article (translated by DeepL) below.

10 Oct 2025

Federal Supreme Court rules on Leitenscheid case regarding defects in COVID-19 closures of business premises

Federal Supreme Court clarifies: The officially ordered closures of business premises in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic do not constitute a defect in the rental property.

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Tax planning in business sales – Opportunities and pitfalls

SwissLegal – News from our 2025 fall conference

Federal Supreme Court rules on Leitenscheid case regarding defects in COVID-19 closures of business premises