Mazou Avocats is pleased to announce that Marie Besse, a trainee lawyer with the firm, has been admitted to the bar in October 2023. She will continue to work for the firm as an associate.En savoir plus

On 20 October 2022, Miriam Mazou published a new article on her blog hosted by “Le Temps”. In it, she detailed a recent judgment of the Federal Court concerning a payment order sent by mail. The bank that executed the payment order had not sufficiently verified the document, which had been falsified. The article can...En savoir plus

On 21 September 2022, Miriam Mazou published a new article on her blog hosted by «Le Temps». In it she details a recent decision of the Federal Court. The judges of Mon-Repos considered that the appointment of a person as a substitute judge within the Court in which he or she has a main activity...En savoir plus

Laurent Moreillon, a lawyer with Mazou Avocats, has been appointed Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration (FDCA) of the University of Lausanne. He was a lecturer from 1993 to 1997 and was appointed Associate Professor in 1998. In addition to his teaching, he has held the position of Vice-Dean of...En savoir plus

In a decision intended for publication, the Federal Court accepts the validity of a conviction based on indirect testimony (“hearsay witness”) (6B_1403/2021 of 9 June 2022) The facts A, a health care assistant, had palpated the breasts of the late B in the course of care provided at her home, without protective gloves, in an...En savoir plus

In a decision of 28 April 2022 (TF 1B_169/2021 of 28.04.2022), which was recently made public, the Federal Supreme Court departed from its previous practice and rendered a rather unexpected decision in criminal proceedings: our High Court recognised the standing of a shareholder of a company as a party for an offence of criminal mismanagement...En savoir plus

Articles 163 to 167 of the Criminal Code (hereinafter: PC), i.e. offences committed in bankruptcy and debt collection, all presuppose the existence of a declaration of bankruptcy or the issue of a certificate of default as an objective condition of punishability. This is the case for fraudulent bankruptcy and fraudulent seizure (Art. 163 StGB), the...En savoir plus

On 12 May 2022, Miriam Mazou published a new article on her blog hosted by “Le Temps”, dedicated to economic crime based on one of the latest KPMG studies on this subject. Read the articleEn savoir plus

On 13 May 2022, Miriam Mazou published a new article on her blog hosted by “Le Temps”, devoted to a judgment in a an accelerated proceedings (plea bargain). In it, she explains the mechanism in the light of this judgment. Read the articleEn savoir plus

Miriam Mazou published on 22 April 2022 a new article on her blog hosted by «Le Temps», drawing a parallel between the proposals of the two French presidential candidates and Swiss judicial practice. There are not only important differences between the candidates’ proposals, but also with the Swiss reality. Read the articleEn savoir plus