Identity checks: police rights "I was recently stopped in the street for no apparent reason by police officers who asked me for my identity papers. Did they have the right to do so if I wasn't doing anything wrong? James, Geneva Stop-and-search for the purposes of identity checks is subject to requirements in the public interest and...
Employment contract and high-risk sport! Can my employer prevent me from taking part in so-called high-risk sports (such as combat sports or motocross) by requiring me to sign a supplement to my contract? What would happen if I signed and practised anyway, then injured myself during training?
Fixed-term contracts: what security is there? I currently have a fixed-term employment contract with a company that is about to be sold. The project to which I am assigned will probably be stopped once the takeover is effective. This is my second fixed-term contract with the same company. How can I defend my job?
Spending spouse: who can represent the couple? "My husband is a big spender and that worries me. Can he represent me in all his dealings with our family, or does he also need my authorisation? Hélène, Geneva Under art. 166 of the Civil Code (CC), each spouse represents the marriage for day-to-day...
Driving with a foreign licence? I've been living in Switzerland for over a year now, and I'm wondering whether I'm allowed to drive a vehicle with my French driving licence. And what about my wife, who has a Kosovan driving licence? A. Geneva According to Article 5 of the Ordinance governing the admission...
Suspended sentence A suspended sentence is a measure that suspends the execution of a sentence for a set period of time, often subject to certain conditions such as rules of conduct or support measures designed to reduce the risk of re-offending. The idea is as follows: a sentence is handed down but its execution...
Conciliation: two heirs " I was served with a summons to appear at a conciliation hearing, following a request from my neighbour for a neighbourhood problem concerning the house that belonged to my late husband and of which my two adult children and I are the sole heirs. Shouldn't my neighbour also...
Account in Switzerland, holder in France My 85-year-old father is of Swiss nationality and lives in France, where he has owned a property in which he has lived for over 20 years. However, having worked in Switzerland all his life, he has a Swiss bank account with a balance of...
Blocked bank account " Following an unpaid bill of around one thousand francs, the bank informed me that it was temporarily blocking my account and had sent the statement to the Debt Enforcement Office. The latter had obviously contacted the banks to find out if they held an account in my name, with orders to freeze it if necessary. Is this...
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