I'm thrilled to publish this excellent guest post submitted by Yves Klein of Monfrini Crettol & Partners in Geneva, Switzerland. I recently read Santiago Cueto’s entry on this blog titled How to File a Lawsuit Against a Foreign Government. The Basics, on which I commented on LinkedIn. Santiago kindly offered me to write this contribution on the Swiss perspective to this … [Read more...]
How to File a Lawsuit Against a Foreign Government. The Basics.
Our firm recently received a call from a U.S. entity looking to file a lawsuit against a foreign government. While I cannot discuss the specifics of the case, I can tell you that the circumstances under which a U.S. entity or citizen would want to sue a foreign government fall across a broad spectrum. The most common cause of action filed against a foreign government is a … [Read more...]