Electronic legal correspondence in Switzerland – the latest developments

Abstract

Christoph Gasser discusses the latest developments relating to electronic legal correspondence in Swiss law, with references to Austrian law, including the ‘SuisseID’, the first standardized electronic proof of identity in Switzerland.

Index words: Switzerland; Austria; electronic legal correspondence; SuisseID; Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council of 18 June 2010; electronic signature; electronic archiving