Commercial LawCompany creation / Startups

Commercial law: E-commerce: what is the purpose of the general terms and conditions of sale? 

The general terms and conditions of sale (GTC) are available on the websites of most e-commerce companies. What is their purpose? Lawrence answers this question in this article.  What are the general conditions of sale? The GTC establish the legal framework of an online sale and the relationship between seller and customer. They are collected in a document that appears on the e-commerce’s…
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Commercial LawCompany creation / Startups

Commercial law: Shareholder of a Swiss company: what are your rights of residence?

Are you a non-Swiss shareholder of a Swiss company? Does this give you the right to obtain a residence permit? We answer this question in this article! An establishment in Switzerland will be considered as a transfer within the company. The rules governing this are both GATS, the General Agreement on Trade in Services, and Swiss law. If you are a citizen of the European Union or EFTA, you can in…
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