Internal investigations in Switzerland: key issues and pitfalls in dealing with employees' criminal conduct, data protection and the use of evidence | Practical Law

Internal investigations in Switzerland: key issues and pitfalls in dealing with employees' criminal conduct, data protection and the use of evidence | Practical Law

This article looks at common triggers for internal investigations where there is a clear suspicion of fraud or other criminal activity in Swiss enterprises. It goes on to set out how internal investigations should be conducted. The limitations on data collection, secrecy, accessing e-mails and the strict limits on the collection and transfer of data outside Switzerland are reviewed.

Internal investigations in Switzerland: key issues and pitfalls in dealing with employees' criminal conduct, data protection and the use of evidence

by Thomas A Frick and Adrian W Kammerer, Niederer Kraft & Frey Ltd
Law stated as at 01 Nov 2013 • Switzerland
This article looks at common triggers for internal investigations where there is a clear suspicion of fraud or other criminal activity in Swiss enterprises. It goes on to set out how internal investigations should be conducted. The limitations on data collection, secrecy, accessing e-mails and the strict limits on the collection and transfer of data outside Switzerland are reviewed.
This article is part of the Multi-jurisdictional Guide to corporate crime, fraud and investigations law. It also features in the Data Protection Multi-jurisdictional Guide. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/corporatecrime-mjg.