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Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment: US secondary sanctions risk does not override constitutional obligation on PostFinance to provide payment services

8 April 2026

Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment: US secondary sanctions risk does not override constitutional obligation on PostFinance to provide payment servicesDasha Butler/Shutterstock.com

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by PostFinance, Switzerland’s state-owned payment services provider, against a Bern Commercial Court judgment requiring it to maintain an account for a Russian national resident in...

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Maya Lester KC
By Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

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