22 mai 2026 | Publication
Scellés en procédure pénale
administrative : le secret des affaires
reste un motif valable et le secret
professionnel ne s'étend pas au juriste
d'entreprise
22 mai 2026 | Publication
Scellés en procédure pénale
administrative : le secret des affaires
reste un motif valable et le secret
professionnel ne s'étend pas au juriste
d'entreprise
Andrew Garbarski/Louis Frédéric Muskens, Scellés en procédure pénale administrative : le secret des affaires reste un motif valable et le secret professionnel ne s'étend pas au juriste d'entreprise, in : www.verwaltungsstrafrecht.ch
In a decision dated 18 March 2026 (BE.2025.18), Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court ruled on the lifting of seals in an administrative criminal case brought against unknown persons within a bank on suspicion of late reporting under anti-money laundering legislation. The Court held that business secrets remain a valid ground for requesting the sealing of documents under the Administrative Criminal Law Act, unlike under the revised Criminal Procedure Code, but that attorney–client privilege does not extend to in-house legal counsel (in contrast to the position under the revised Civil Procedure Code). To our knowledge, this is the first criminal ruling on the latter point.
In a decision dated 18 March 2026 (BE.2025.18), Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court ruled on the lifting of seals in an administrative criminal case brought against unknown persons within a bank on suspicion of late reporting under anti-money laundering legislation. The Court held that business secrets remain a valid ground for requesting the sealing of documents under the Administrative Criminal Law Act, unlike under the revised Criminal Procedure Code, but that attorney–client privilege does not extend to in-house legal counsel (in contrast to the position under the revised Civil Procedure Code). To our knowledge, this is the first criminal ruling on the latter point.
