Daniel Hirschi-Duckert

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

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Recent Swiss court decisions summarized by Daniel Hirschi-Duckert for Silex.

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1C.60.2025 – Building permits: Sufficient access and exceptions for existing structures

A property owner, C., obtained a permit from the Municipality of Lugano to demolish a villa and construct a new single-family home with a garage, as well as to renovate an existing building on their plot (kkk).

08 June 2026Daniel Hirschi-Duckert

1C.323.2025 – Building permit: Fire service access and consideration of a parcel mutation project

B.________ SA has obtained a building permit from the Geneva Department of Territory for a 22-unit housing project on plot no. 88 in Pregny-Chambésy.

08 June 2026Daniel Hirschi-Duckert

1C.396.2025 – Building permits and the anticipatory effect of planning

In July 2022, a property owner filed a building permit application for the demolition of two existing buildings and the construction of a 15-unit senior housing complex on their plot in Bex.

08 June 2026Daniel Hirschi-Duckert

2C.238.2025 – Administrative assistance in tax matters: Admissibility requirements for appeals to the Federal Supreme Court (Art. 84a LTF)

The Indian tax authorities submitted a request for administrative assistance to the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) concerning C.C., an Indian tax resident. The request sought information regarding a Swiss bank account held by E. Limited, a company for which C.C. is allegedly the beneficial owner.

16 March 2026Daniel Hirschi-Duckert

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