Swiss Rules 2012
The Swiss Rules of International Arbitration have been drafted very cautiously to be efficient, flexible and cost effective for international civil law and common law cases as well as for domestic cases. The parties are free to designate their arbitrator(s), to select the applicable law, the language of the proceedings, the seat of arbitration, and their own legal counsel, in Switzerland or abroad. If the seat of the arbitration is in Switzerland, the parties will enjoy the many advantages offered by Swiss arbitration law. The revised rules took effect on 1st June 2012.
The Swiss Rules may be downloaded here in various languages.
English version (Original)- Arabic version
- Chinese version
- Czech version
- French version
- German version
- Greek version
- Italian version
- Japanese version
- Korean version
- Latvian version
- Lithuanian version
- Persian version
- Polish version
- Portuguese version
- Romanian version
- Russian version
- Spanish version
- Turkish version
- Ukrainian version
Further languages may follow.
Swiss International Arbitration Law
The Swiss Law on International Arbitration is set out in Chapter 12 of the Private International Law Act 1987 (PIL Act), which can be downloaded here in English, French, German and Italian.
New, revised 2021 version:
- IPRG 2021 Kapitel 12 - Deutsche Fassung
- LDIP 2021 Chapitre 12 - Version française
- LDIP 2021 Capitolo 12 - Versione italiana
- PILA 2021 Chapter 12 - English version
Former version (2012 - 2020):
- IPRG Kapitel 12 - Deutsche Fassung
- LDIP Chapitre 12 - Version française
- LDIP Capitolo 12 - Versione italiana
- PILA Chapter 12 - English version
Swiss Domestic Arbitration Law
International as well as domestic arbitration cases can be submitted under the Swiss Rules. The Swiss Rules replace the former domestic arbitration rules of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne (Central Switzerland), Lugano, Neuchâtel and Zurich.
The Swiss Law on Domestic Arbitration is set out in Part 3 of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code (CPC), which can be downloaded here in English, French, German and Italian.
New, revised 2021 version:
- ZPO Teil 3 - Deutsche Fassung
- CPC Partie 3 - Version française
- CPC Parte Terza - Versione italiana
- CPC Part 3 - English version
Former version (2013 - 2020):
- ZPO Teil 3 - Deutsche Fassung
- CPC Partie 3 - Version française
- CPC Parte Terza - Versione italiana
- CPC Part 3 - English version
Swiss Contract and Corporate Law
The most important Swiss contract and corporate laws are available in English, French, German and Italian on the website of the Swiss Confederation.
Guidelines for Arbitrators
For the accounting of expenses, arbitrators shall follow the guidelines below: