# Ch or contract review
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Review contracts governed by Swiss law under the Code of Obligations (Obligationenrecht/OR/CO, SR 220).

Review contracts governed by Swiss law under the Code of Obligations (Obligationenrecht/OR/CO, SR 220). Covers formation requirements (OR Art. 1-10), defects of consent — error (Art. 23-24), fraud (Art. 28), duress (Art. 29-30) — penalty clauses and Konventionalstrafe (Art. 160-163), assignment of claims / Abtretung (Art. 164-174), prescription and limitation periods (Art. 127-142, including the 2020 reform), and all five major specific contract types: sales/Kaufvertrag (Art. 184-238, Rügepflicht Art. 201), lease/Mietvertrag (Art. 253-304), work contract/Werkvertrag (Art. 363-379, 2026 warranty reform), mandate/Auftrag (Art. 394-406), and employment/Arbeitsvertrag (Art. 319-362, non-compete OR 340-340c, mass layoffs). Includes international private law / IPRG choice-of-law analysis (Art. 116-121), general standard terms (AGB) control, and Swiss enforcement mechanisms (SchKG/LP). Use for any contract governed by Swiss law: commercial agreements, services contracts, licensing, employment, leases, SaaS, supply chain, and cross-border deals with Swiss parties. Triggers on Swiss law, Swiss OR, Schweizer Recht, droit suisse, diritto svizzero, OR-governed, OR Art., Obligationenrecht, Code des obligations, Codice delle obbligazioni, Kaufvertrag, Werkvertrag, Auftrag, Mietvertrag, Arbeitsvertrag, Konventionalstrafe, Rügepflicht, Abtretung, OR 160, OR 201, OR 319, OR 394.

This skill reviews contracts governed by Swiss law against market standards, mandatory OR provisions, and the user's negotiation playbook. It identifies deviations, assesses formation validity, flags mandatory-law violations, generates confidence-scored redlines, and produces an auditable analysis. **Covers:** - Contract formation validity under OR Art. 1-40 (offer/acceptance, essential terms, form) - Defects of consent analysis (error OR 23-24, fraud OR 28, duress OR 29-30) - General standard terms (AGB/CG) incorporation and unfair-clause control - Prescription and limitation period compliance (OR 127-142, 2020 reform) - Penalty clause (Konventionalstrafe) analysis and judicial-reduction risk (OR 160-163) - Assignment of claims / Abtretung validity (OR 164-174) - Contract-type-specific analysis across all five principal OR types - Cross-cutting commercial clauses: liability, indemnity, IP, data protection, confidentiality - International private law / IPRG choice-of-law analysis - Swiss enforcement-mechanism awareness (SchKG/LP, arbitration IPRG Art. 176-194) - Deviation classification (GREEN / YELLOW / RED) with redlines and fallback positions **Does not:** - Draft new contracts from scratch (use a drafting-specific skill) - Provide legal advice or replace qualified Swiss counsel - Substitute for cantonal-specific legal requirements (use `legalcode-ch-cantonal-law-navigator`) - Cover Swiss financial regulatory law (FINMA, FinSA/FinIA) in depth [VERIFY scope with counsel] **Primary jurisdiction**: Switzerland — Federal Code of ...

## Jurisdictions

Switzerland



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