Sharing co-ownership charges As owners of a private road, my neighbours and I have to pay the cost of repairing water pipes damaged by frost. However, we don't agree on how they should be apportioned: some argue that they should be paid in proportion to the surface area of the road, while others say that the bill should...
The Geneva PACS before marriage " I read a fairly old section of yours on the internet about the Geneva PACS. My girlfriend is Ukrainian and has been living in Kiev since her residence permit expired. After months of long-distance relations, we're thinking of living together. However, we think it's too early...
Non-return to better fortunes "In your previous column, you mentioned the exception of non-return to better fortunes that the debtor must raise if his creditor initiates new proceedings against him on the basis of a deed of default after bankruptcy. How exactly does this procedure work? Jean-Paul According to articles 265...
Can children's names be displayed? On the first day of term, my children explained to me that the distribution of pupils in the new classes was displayed on sheets of paper stuck inside and outside the school. Each sheet corresponded to an indexed class and showed the first name and surname of each pupil....
Dismissal without cause is legal in Switzerland Is it true that you need a reason to dismiss an employee in France, whereas you don't need any justification to dismiss an employee in Switzerland? Alex In Switzerland, employers don't need to give any substantial reason for dismissing employees....
Economic redundancy "I was made redundant from the company I had worked for for 18 months, supposedly following a reorganisation of the sales teams in Switzerland and financial problems. However, I learned that the company had rehired another person for the same job that I had been doing less than 6 months after my dismissal...
The legacy " We have 3 adult children. We own a second home and, with the agreement of the whole family, we want to leave it solely to our youngest son. Is this possible and what precautions should we take? Thien, Geneva Under art. 467 of the Civil Code (CC), any person who is capable of discernment and...
Is the gynaecologist responsible? "A couple of friends of mine have just had their fourth child at almost 50 years of age, even though the wife's gynaecologist had assured her that she could no longer get pregnant. That's not the problem, they're covering this child with love, but they're in serious financial difficulty as a result of...
The famous "not seen, not taken" principle I'm following up on your column published on 9 April 2018 in which you explained that it's forbidden to cross a white line and that's even with the aim of overtaking a bike. The road from Vich to Begnins has a two-kilometre climb that includes a white...
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