Swiss Federal Supreme Court comments on sanctions and public policy in arbitration

21 August 2025

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The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland held in June that arbitral awards said to contravene Swiss or EU sanctions are not necessarily incompatible with substantive Swiss public policy. The judgment was an appeal from...

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Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

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