Our legal sources

Switzerland

Official portal of the Swiss Confederation for all enacted federal laws, ordinances, and international treaties in force. Available in DE, FR, IT, and RM. Includes full historical change log for every article.

Switzerland

Consolidated codification of Swiss federal law organised by subject. The primary reference for the Civil Code, Code of Obligations, Criminal Code, Civil Procedure Code, and all major federal acts — 125,000+ individual articles.

All 26 cantons

Official aggregator of cantonal and intercantonal legal compilations for all 26 Swiss cantons. Covers constitutions, civil procedure supplements, tax laws, notarial rules, and local regulations — 26,000+ ordinances and acts.

Switzerland — Federal

Published BGE/ATF leading decisions and unpublished rulings of the Federal Supreme Court. The primary source of binding Swiss civil, criminal, and administrative jurisprudence. 175,000+ decisions indexed.

Switzerland — Federal

Decisions of the Federal Administrative Court on appeals against federal agency rulings — immigration, tax, social security, competition, and regulatory matters. 92,000+ decisions.

Switzerland — Federal

Rulings of the Federal Criminal Court on federal criminal proceedings, mutual legal assistance requests, and appeals from cantonal criminal courts. 11,000+ decisions.

Switzerland — Federal

Decisions of the Federal Patent Court on patent validity and infringement actions in Switzerland.

Switzerland — Regulatory

Published enforcement decisions and rulings of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, including banking, insurance, and securities matters. 3,000+ decisions.

Switzerland — Regulatory

Decisions and recommendations of the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner under the nFADP / nDSG.

Switzerland — Regulatory

Decisions of the Swiss Competition Commission on cartels, market dominance, and merger control under the CartA.

European Union

Official EU law portal covering all EU regulations, directives, and decisions — including GDPR, the AI Act, the Data Act, and sector-specific legislation relevant to Swiss cross-border practice.

European Union

Full case law of the Court of Justice of the EU and the General Court, including preliminary rulings and opinions that directly influence Swiss cross-border and bilateral treaty matters.

Council of Europe

Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, including all published decisions involving Switzerland as respondent state. Binding under the ECHR.

International

Conventions and instruments of the Hague Conference on Private International Law ratified by Switzerland — service abroad, evidence abroad, child abduction, choice of court, and maintenance obligations.

France

Official French legal portal. Consolidated legislation, the Civil, Criminal, and Commercial Codes, court decisions from the Cour de cassation and administrative courts, plus CNIL data protection rulings.

Germany

Federal laws and ordinances from the German Ministry of Justice, plus case law from the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG), Federal Court of Justice (BGH), Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG), and Federal Finance Court (BFH).

Italy

Consolidated Italian legislation and the Official Gazette. Includes decisions of the Constitutional Court (Corte Costituzionale), Court of Cassation, and Council of State. Regional legislation for Lombardia, Toscana, Veneto, and others.

Spain

Official Spanish State Gazette with consolidated legislation and Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) rulings. Regional legislation for Catalonia, Basque Country, and Andalusia also indexed.

Netherlands

Official Dutch legislation portal (wetten.overheid.nl) combined with the full case law database of all Dutch courts (Rechtspraak), including the Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) and data protection authority (AP) decisions.

Austria

Comprehensive Austrian legal portal covering federal and state legislation, Constitutional Court (VfGH), Supreme Court (OGH), and Supreme Administrative Court (VwGH) decisions.

Belgium

Official Belgian Gazette with legislation in FR/NL. Includes decisions of the Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court, and Council of State, plus the Flemish codex (Vlaamse Codex) and data protection authority (APD/GBA) rulings.

Poland

Polish official journal (Dziennik Ustaw) with consolidated legislation via Sejm, plus decisions of the Supreme Court (Sąd Najwyższy) and Constitutional Tribunal.

Finland

Finnish legal database covering all national legislation, Supreme Court (Korkein oikeus), and Supreme Administrative Court decisions.

Denmark

Official Danish legal information portal with consolidated legislation and courts database (Domsdatabasen).

Estonia

Estonian State Gazette — official consolidated legislation and Supreme Court (Riigikohus) decisions.

Portugal

Official Portuguese gazette with consolidated legislation and decisions from the Supreme Court (STJ), Constitutional Court, and Supreme Administrative Court (STA).

Romania

Romanian legislative portal with consolidated laws and decisions from the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the Constitutional Court.

United Kingdom

Official UK legislation portal (all Acts from 1267 onwards) combined with the National Archives case law database covering UK Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and High Court decisions.

United States

US federal legislation (Congress.gov, US Code) and regulatory publications via GovInfo and the Federal Register. Covers enacted federal statutes and administrative rules.

Canada

Consolidated federal laws and regulations of Canada, plus Supreme Court of Canada decisions.