Welcome to Trusts.ch.
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894)
Welcome to the One and Only website dedicated to the trust in Switzerland!
With more than one third of the world’s total assets in management, Switzerland can hardly be discounted in the area of trusts. Yet, there are no Swiss trusts, because Switzerland is a civil-law country and thus ignores the common-law distinction between legal and equitable ownership.
My website aims to shed the light on trusts in Switzerland.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894)
Welcome to the One and Only website dedicated to the trust in Switzerland!
With more than one third of the world’s total assets in management, Switzerland can hardly be discounted in the area of trusts. Yet, there are no Swiss trusts, because Switzerland is a civil-law country and thus ignores the common-law distinction between legal and equitable ownership.
My website aims to shed the light on trusts in Switzerland.
Case Law.
Collection of decisions & sentences regarding trusts, rendered by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court &the cantonal courts.
Case LawLegislation
List of international & internal legal provisions concerning trusts, edicted by the Swiss authorities.
LegislationArticles.
Articles regarding various legal aspects of trusts (estate planning, taxation, management, conflict of laws, etc.).
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You can search all documents of our website for specific words or expressions (e.g. topic, author, title)
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