Environmental legislation in effect and in the pipeline (including national and international movement of waste, non-ionising radiation, forest protection, water protection, polluted sites, chemicals) By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: International Law Office, London 2017 Stricter rules for foreign investments in Swiss real property? By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: International Law Office, London 2017 Federal Supreme Court decision on building in noise-affected areas New register of public law restrictions on land ownership Swiss Federal Supreme Court decision on 'polluter pays' principle and heirs' liability Brexit vote: time to buy Swiss real estate? Access to land register information Key environmental legislation in effect and in the pipeline (including emissions, environmental compatibility, disposal of waste, protection against dangerous substances, water protection, energy) Non-Swiss residents can own several holiday homes in exceptional cases Federal Supreme Court decision on subsidies to remediate polluted sites
2 / 6 Parliament adopts new federal rules on second homes Federal Supreme Court decision on standing to challenge lease termination Federal Supreme Court decision on lease termination during blocking period Federal Supreme Court decision on lease termination for late payments Federal Supreme Court decision on non-use of official form for new leases Key legislation in effect and in the pipeline (including Aarhus Convention, carbon dioxide ordinance, energy ordinance, polluted sites, chemicals and major accident ordinance) Recent jurisprudence on construction activities in aquatic areas Regulations on genetic engineering Federal Supreme Court decision on rural land rights Polluted sites - federal Environmental Protection Act amended Swiss Bankers Association amends self-regulations for mortgage financing By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: Norton Rose Fulbright Commercial Real Estate Alerts, London 2014 Latest developments in foreign real property investments Transfer of lease regarding commercial premises effects on sublease contract
3 / 6 Legislation overview (including polluted sites, national and international movement of waste, chemicals, energy, electricity supply, electrical facilities, energy labels for new automobiles and railway noise) Swiss Federal Government Increases Compulsory Countercyclical Capital Buffer By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: Norton Rose Fulbright Commercial Real Estate Alerts, London 2014 Government announces support for Minamata Convention on Mercury Case law on light pollution Federal Supreme Court confirms scope of 'polluter pays' principle Swiss Federal Government Introduces Compulsory Countercyclical Capital Buffer By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: Norton Rose Commercial Real Estate Alerts, London 2013 Legislation overview (including brownfield sites, chemicals, VOC emissions, carbon emissions, vehicles, pipelines, air pollution, noise protection, electronic waste) 'Polluter pays' principle applies to litter disposal costs Clean-up of polluted sites: relative and absolute time limitation Federal Court decisions on traffic noise Legislation overview (including energy ordinance, reduction of chemical risks, heavy vehicle fee, air pollution control, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, biocidal products) Partial Revision of the Swiss Civil Code Immovable Property Law Introduction of a Paperless Register Mortgage By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: Norton Rose Commercial Real Estate Alerts, London 2011
4 / 6 Real estate investment in Switzerland from a lawyer's perspective By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: Euromoney Yearbooks, Real Estate Finance, Investment Review 2011-2012, London 2011 Improving the sustainability of real estate By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: International Law Office, London 2011 Zivilrechtliche Strukturierung von Immobilientransaktionen By Anne-C. Imhoff, Franz Schubiger: Der Schweizer Treuhänder, Heft 6/7 2011 Energy Act revised: new instruments for energy-efficient buildings By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: International Law Office, London 2011 Asbestos-contaminated buildings: clean-up and disposal By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: International Law Office, London 2011 Switzerland, in: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Real Estate 2011 By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Real Estate, Chapter 43, London 2011 Supreme Court decides on asbestos-contaminated buildings Legislation on industrial waste management and trade Legal framework of the Swiss market for sustainable biofuels Legislation overview (including reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, air pollution control, non-ionizing radiation, reduction of chemical risks) Lex Mundi Real Estate Global Practice Guide I Issues relating to foreign investment Switzerland By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: Lex Mundi Practice Guides, Houston 2010 Switzerland, in: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Real Estate 2010 By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Real Estate, Chapter 50, London 2010 Implementing the Kyoto Protocol: carbon dioxide tax and emissions trading By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: International Law Office, London 2009
5 / 6 Jurisdiction on parking charges By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: International Law Office, London 2009 Jurisdiction under the Federal Water Protection Statute By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: International Law Office, London 2009 Switzerland, in: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Real Estate 2009 By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Real Estate, Chapter 50, London 2009 Lex Mundi Real Estate Global Practice Guide IV Issues relating to commercial leasing Switzerland By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: Lex Mundi Practice Guides, Houston 2009 Supreme Court settles dispute on allocation of clean-up costs By Anne-C. Imhoff, Michael Lips: International Law Office, London 2008 Der Rechtsstaat an seinen Grenzen By Anne-C. Imhoff, Urs Jordi, Marco E. Vitali: Urs P. Gasche (Hrsg.), Geplagt und enteignet, Zürich, 2006, 100 110 Federal Supreme Court case law update By Anne-C. Imhoff, Max Walter: International Law Office, London 2005 Revision of Civil Code provisions on immovable property and land register By Anne-C. Imhoff, Max Walter: International Law Office, London 2004 When environmental issues affect construction plans By Anne-C. Imhoff, Max Walter: International Law Office, London 2004 Building needs trump right to privacy By Anne-C. Imhoff, Max Walter: International Law Office, London 2003 The fate of leases in the event of foreclosure By Anne-C. Imhoff, Max Walter: International Law Office, London 2002 International Product Liability in Switzerland By Anne-C. Imhoff: Public Interest and Corporate Priorities in the 1990s, 1993 Torts and unjust enrichment in the new Swiss conflict of laws By Anne-C. Imhoff, Paolo Michele Patocchi: Zürich, 1990 La loi applicable à la publicité internationale en droit international privé suisse By Anne-C. Imhoff: SJIR 1986, S. 57 ff
6 / 6 La validité des jeux-concours publicitaires envoyés par correspondance By Anne-C. Imhoff: ZSR 126 (1985) I, S. 27 ff Protection des consommateurs de contrats internationaux By Anne-C. Imhoff: Schweizer Studien zum internationalen Recht, Bd 22, Genf 1981