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6B_41/2025 - Complicity in murder, psychological support for the commando, and the principle of celerity

On September 25, 2006, Guatemalan authorities organized an operation to regain control of F. prison, which was dominated by a group of inmates.

October 30, 2026Claudia Malaguerra

7B_978/2026 - Access to criminal case files by a third-party authority, ratione temporis jurisdiction, and irreparable harm

In criminal proceedings no. P1 24 114, A.________ was sentenced on September 3, 2025, by Criminal Court I of the Cantonal Court of the Canton of Valais to a 45-month custodial sentence for professional fraud, forgery of documents, and criminal mismanagement; this decision is the subject of a criminal appeal pending before the Federal Supreme Court under reference 6B_843/2025 (recital A.a).

October 30, 2026Claudia Malaguerra

Globe terrestre sur une table avec un fauteuil en cuir flou en arrière-plan dans une pièce élégante.

2C_535/2026 - Administrative assistance in tax matters, principle of trust, reciprocity, and legal question of principle

On September 18 and 24, 2024, the Ukrainian tax authorities submitted several requests for administrative assistance to the Federal Tax Administration (FTA), based

October 30, 2026Elisabetta Tizzoni

7B_1149/2026 - Pre-trial detention, compatibility with state of health and Art. 3 ECHR

A.________ is accused of multiple property-related offenses, including professional fraud, usury, breach of trust, fraudulent use of a computer, as well as misappropriation of assets under judicial control and violations of the Road Traffic Act (LCR) (fact A.a).

October 29, 2026Claudia Malaguerra

Silex writers

Camille Perrier Depeursinge

Professor of Criminal Law and Director of the Faculty of Law at the University of Lausanne. Former lawyer and specialist in criminal law and restorative justice.

Anna D. Vladau

Tax partner specialising in Swiss and international tax structuring for corporations and high-net-worth individuals. Lecturer in Swiss taxation and private law.

Philippe Gillieron

Professor of law and partner at BMG Avocats in Geneva. Specialist in AI governance, data privacy and intellectual property.

Daniel Hirschi-Duckert

Registered attorney specialising in spatial planning and public construction law. He advises municipalities, builders, architects, developers and private individuals.

Valentine Schöni

Attorney at law and lay judge at the Tenancy Tribunal of the Canton of Vaud.

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