Distance between trees and neighbours "I'd like to know if I can plant trees less than 3 metres from my neighbour's property. We're talking about trees that should be over 6 metres tall and I don't want to get into trouble with my neighbours." W., Geneva The question of planting trees and...
Whistleblowing " Hello, I'm wondering how do I go about reporting a boss who doesn't pay the social security contributions for his employees who work at 100% but are only registered at 50%? "C., Geneva Whistleblowing is a mechanism that allows any citizen to question the authorities about a situation that they consider inappropriate....
Private defence and criminal procedure As explained in these columns, criminal procedure at federal level is governed by the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP): when a person is questioned by the police or the Public Prosecutor's Office, it is important to know in what capacity he or she is being questioned, as this will give rise to...
There are rules to setting up a limited liability company " Two friends and I would like to set up a limited liability company. However, I have no idea how this works. Can you tell me more about it? Jean, Bernex A limited liability company is a personal capital company formed by one or more persons...
Contribution to the maintenance of a child " According to my divorce decree, I have to pay a contribution to the maintenance of my son to his mother. I have been retired for a few months now and receive an old-age pension and a supplementary pension for my child. My ex-wife has requested that this...
Every year, I have the same problem with a certain Serafe organisation that keeps coming back, even though I've never had a television, radio or similar device because I prefer books! As far as the news is concerned, I read the Tribune, full stop. Thanks to...
Have you ever heard of youth leave? A young apprentice working for my small company has asked me to offer him an extra day's leave in order to take a counsellor's course and accompany children to holiday camps. I'm a bit puzzled by this because I've never heard of this type of leave before: what's in it for me?
The calculation of time limits "There's a question that's been bothering me for a long time. How are expressions such as 'payable in eight days, thirty days, one month' to be understood, and what happens when nothing is written down? Jessica, Carouge When a payment is due, it's essential to know at what point the creditor can...
The service charge apportionment key " My service charges increase from year to year by 10 to 30 %! Before 2017, each tenant received their hot water meter reading and had to pay what they had used. Now, the total hot water bill for the dozens of tenants in my building is divided up according to the surface area of the...
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