In 2023, we will also be listening to you… but to better defend you!

The entire team of Penalex Avocats SA wishes you a happy new year and a

Congratulations to Mr. Brühlart for winning the first prize in the International Bar Association’s public speaking competition

We are very proud of Mr. Guillaume Brühlart, one of our brilliant trainee lawyers who

Maudet affair or the guilty “malaise

The Federal Court has ruled. The Public Prosecutor’s Office appeal against the judgment acquitting former

Cybercrime and investigation strategies: which law to choose when the offender is in Côte d’Ivoire?

In cybercrime cases, there is often more than one applicable law, depending on whether one

Lawyers bugged… Hello Earth?!

The respect of the professional secrecy between the lawyer and his client is one of

Police control: Can I refuse to blow in the balloon?

This recurring question is related to the principle that everyone has the right not to

The accused acquitted, but ordered to pay compensation?

In a decision to be published 6B_1310/2021 of 15 August 2021 the Federal Supreme Court

Penalex Avocats at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime

Economic crime and cybercrime know no borders. This is why Penalex Avocats SA was present

The validity of a waiver to file a complaint

In a decision not intended for publication (1B_694/2021 of August 8, 2022), the Federal Court

Me Silvant publishes on the criminal liability of companies for environmental offences

We are proud to announce that the research of Me Marc Silvant, trainee lawyer at

Congratulations to Mr. Trajilovic for his title of FSA specialist lawyer in criminal law!

Never two without three … It’s official! We are proud to announce that Me Daniel

Penalex Lawyers at the Syracuse International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights

Penalex Avocats participated in the training of 10 Qatari judges in artificial intelligence, criminal law

Money laundering: prior offence committed abroad but attempt to destroy the SIM card in Switzerland, the Swiss authorities are competent!

In a decision (6B_45/2021) not intended for publication, the Federal Court recalls several principles relating

Convicting for facts that are not in the indictment? Yes, but you have to ask for it in time!

Important reminder, in a ruling 6B_1216/2020 of April 11, 2022, on the principle of charging.

Rape: “yes is yes” or “no is no”? Until further notice, coercion is the crime!

In a decision to bepublished ( 6B_894/2021 of 28 March 2022 ), the Federal Court

Complainant status for relatives of the deceased injured party (art. 121 al. 1 CPP)

In a judgment intended for publication (6B_1266/2020 from April 25, 2022)in which our firm acted

Penalex Avocats SA among the “Best Law Firms” in Switzerland in criminal law!

Thank you for your confidence! BILANZ, Le Temps and the Handelszeitung have published the ranking

After the effort … the gold medal!

Public prosecutor’s right to appeal against an incidental decision to compensate a third party to the proceedings (434 CPP)

In a decision 1B_472/2021 dated March 22, 2022, the Federal Supreme Court has ruled on

Requirement of “irreparable harm” for admissibility of cantonal appeal? So no, that’s only for the TF!

We continue our 2021 retrospective of notable judgments. Today, the Federal Court has issued aruling