Recent rulings, explained so you can prepare a question. This is not legal advice.
October 18, 2026
Article 257e CO caps a home deposit at three months' rent. The money sits in a bank account in the tenant's name. The bank releases it only with agreement, an enforceable title, or after a year with no proceedings.
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October 17, 2026
Article 336c of the Swiss Code of Obligations protects an employee after probation: 30, 90 or 180 days depending on the year of service. Notice given during that period is void. Earlier notice is suspended. This is not the abusive-dismissal regime.
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October 17, 2026
Judgment 4A_504/2025 of 16 June 2026 limits access to an internal investigation report: data that identifies the employee, not colleagues' statements.
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October 17, 2026
Judgment 4A_318/2026 of 30 July 2026 assesses a family-need notice on the day it is given. A relative who later drops the plan does not make the notice abusive. A weak housing search limits the extension.
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