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5 May 2009, 11:03 am
A recent example comes from a worker in Switzerland who, while on sick leave because she was too ill to be in front of a computer screen, was caught logging onto her Facebook account from home. [read post]
4 May 2009, 1:53 pm
The directors and staff here at Underbelly Central hope the good folk at Mierengen -- in Bern, Switzerland, the real-life scene of the fictional adventure--are enjoying (or did enjoy) a profitable day, with the support of the Swiss Tourist Board. [read post]
4 May 2009, 5:11 am
The advocation of Holocaust Denial is a crime in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Israel, Slovakia and Switzerland. [read post]
3 May 2009, 1:04 pm
May 3 Confirmed cases Austria: 1 Canada: 70 Costa Rica: 1 Denmark: 1 France: 2 Germany: 6 Hong Kong: 1 Ireland: 1 Israel: 3 Mexico: 506 and 19 deaths Netherlands: 1 New Zealand: 4 South Korea: 1 Spain: 13 Switzerland:... [read post]
3 May 2009, 4:33 am
On December 7, 1983, the Federal Council is elected to replace the too-radical Waldensian Georges-Andr Chevallaz, by 130 votes to 241.In 1984 he directed the Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport: During this period, the Swiss army is thrown on the purchase of Leopard II tanks, buy a very controversial at that time, as the ground war became fashionable and today these countries do not need more tanks.Passed in 1986 directing the Department of Economics: How fervent pro-European, is to… [read post]
2 May 2009, 12:34 pm
Treasury had taken depositions of four Swiss bank officials in Switzerland prior to the trial that was presided over by a Swiss magistrate. [read post]
2 May 2009, 4:48 am
The government of Switzerland filed an elegantly understated amicus brief for Judge Gold's consideration on Thursday (according to PACER) or yesterday (according to the media). [read post]
1 May 2009, 8:14 am
The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths - Austria (1), Canada (34), Germany (3), Israel (2), Netherlands (1), New Zealand (3), Spain (13), Switzerland (1) and the United Kingdom (8). ========== To return to the main page of the blog, click here. [read post]
1 May 2009, 5:15 am
Switzerland urged a U.S. court on Thursday to reject demands by U.S. tax authorities for information about U.S. clients of UBS, saying disclosure would violate its sovereignty and international law, Reuters reported. [read post]
1 May 2009, 3:14 am
Here's a story for those that were interested to read that making a comment such as "ma job it pointLESS" on Facebook might lead to dismissal.It's a salutary tale from Switzerland, that epitome of neutrality, about a woman who lost her job after her employers noted she was using Facebook whilst allegedly suffering from a migraine. [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 3:49 pm
He said he hopped on a plane and from Zurich, Switzerland, to Los Angeles to San Francisco, to Denver and finally Missoula, he arrived in town about an hour before his testimony. [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 9:43 am
(Notable exceptions are Switzerland and Austria, which have established some foreign-buyer quotas to keep prices down in some ski towns.) [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 9:15 am
The NY Times reported this morning: As the swine flu virus appeared in new locations as far apart as Peru and Switzerland on Thursday, Mexicans braced for a national shutdown of offices, restaurants, schools and even the stands of soccer... [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 10:54 am
Since this a blog about the law, I feel it is entirely appropriate to comment on the new law passed by Switzerland banning nude hiking in the Alps. [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 3:57 am
European Patent Office announced winners at the European Inventor: The “industry” award went to Jürg Zimmermann (Switzerland) and Brian Drucker (USA). [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 9:15 pm
The United States and Switzerland continue to dicker over the proper resolution of the offshore tax haven scandal. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 8:08 am
The largest reported claim in Chilean history appears to have been conclusively settled recently with Mapfre's reported agreement to contribute an additional US$43.7 million to resolution of the Collahuasi claim.Collahuasi, a copper mining company based in northern Chile and owned by Xstrata (Switzerland), Anglo American (UK) and Mitsui (Japan), experienced a technical failure at its largest mill in April 2005. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 4:20 am
The New York Times reports today that the President of Switzerland has asked Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, to drop what the Times inexactly reports to be a lawsuit to disclose the names of the UBS clients. [read post]
27 Apr 2009, 11:21 am
Okay, I can understand banning naked German hikers, but is it really illegal in Switzerland to flush the toilet after 10 pm? [read post]
27 Apr 2009, 7:55 am
Switzerland’s reputation as a tax-haven might be on the wane. [read post]
