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Quite a lot of these lawsuits happening in Germany against local businesses. But can a German court really order a company located in Switzerland to comply? I thought that was the main selling point of Swiss-based companies.


The "almost-EU" countries (Switzerland, Norway and Iceland) have a treaty with the EU covering cross-border civil disputes, called the Lugano Convention. That gives the Hamburg court jurisdiction in this matter.



> But can a German court really order a company located in Switzerland to comply?

They sure can! It's just one of the many "perks" of the EU.


Switzerland isn't in the EU. In this case it is a separate treaty which allows it.




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