Western Legal advises Swiss companies and founders on English law, UK, EU and Swiss trademark procedure, Swiss debt enforcement, Swiss financial market access and Swiss data protection. All work is delivered remotely by a Solicitor of England and Wales (SRA No. 641612) and priced as a fixed fee in CHF before any work begins. We do not advise on Swiss law. Where Swiss law is decisive we work with correspondent Swiss counsel and tell you before any cost arises.
Handled entirely in writing. No hearings, no meetings, no attendance required.
Madrid designation, national IPI filings, oppositions and recordals, with a Swiss correspondent where the procedure requires a domestic address.
from CHF 950The Swiss first stage prepared and managed for foreign creditors, plus strategy for enforcing judgments and awards against Swiss assets.
from CHF 525Adviser registration, conduct documentation and ombudsman affiliation under the Swiss Financial Services Act.
quoted per projectWhether the Swiss Act applies to you, whether a Swiss representative is required, and the gap against your GDPR documentation.
from CHF 995Distribution, supply, licensing, SaaS and services agreements, with dispute clauses built around Swiss enforcement.
from CHF 900Structure, commercial terms, trademark protection and a regulatory map, as one fixed fee.
quoted per projectWestern Legal berät Unternehmen in der Schweiz zu englischem Recht, zu Marken im Vereinigten Königreich und in der EU sowie zum Markteintritt in Grossbritannien. Alle Arbeiten werden von einem Solicitor of England and Wales (SRA Nr. 641612) ausschliesslich schriftlich und aus der Ferne erbracht.
Seit dem Brexit gilt eine Unionsmarke nicht mehr im Vereinigten Königreich. Wer nach Grossbritannien verkauft, benötigt eine eigene britische Eintragung. Wir melden an, führen das Verfahren und verteidigen im Widerspruchsverfahren.
Wir beraten nicht zum Schweizer Recht. Wo deutsches Recht entscheidend ist, arbeiten wir mit Schweizer Korrespondenzanwälten zusammen und sagen Ihnen das, bevor Kosten entstehen.
Festpreise in Schweizer Franken, schriftlich vereinbart, bevor die Arbeit beginnt. Der genannte Preis ist der Preis, den Sie zahlen. Es wird keine Mehrwertsteuer berechnet.
Advice, drafting and correspondence are delivered in English, because the work is English law. Enquiries and documents are welcome in the language above, and certified translation or an interpreter is arranged where needed, with the cost agreed before it is incurred.
Western Legal conseille les entreprises suisses en droit anglais, en matière de marques au Royaume-Uni et dans l'Union européenne, et pour l'implantation au Royaume-Uni. Tous les travaux sont réalisés par un Solicitor of England and Wales (SRA n° 641612), à distance et par écrit.
Depuis le Brexit, une marque de l'Union européenne ne couvre plus le Royaume-Uni. Toute entreprise qui vend en Grande-Bretagne doit déposer une marque britannique distincte. Nous déposons, suivons la procédure et défendons en cas d'opposition.
Nous ne conseillons pas en droit suisse. Lorsque le droit suisse est déterminant, nous travaillons avec un avocat correspondant en Suisse et vous en informons avant que des frais ne soient engagés.
Honoraires forfaitaires en francs suisses, convenus par écrit avant le début des travaux. Le prix annoncé est le prix payé. Aucune TVA n'est facturée.
Advice, drafting and correspondence are delivered in English, because the work is English law. Enquiries and documents are welcome in the language above, and certified translation or an interpreter is arranged where needed, with the cost agreed before it is incurred.
Trademarks are where many clients start, but the practice covers the width of commercial work under English law. Whatever you send, the answer arrives in writing at a fixed fee agreed first.
NDAs, terms and conditions, distribution, agency, supply, licensing, SaaS, services and bespoke agreements drafted, reviewed and negotiated.
UK incorporation, SPVs, shareholder agreements, resolutions and filings, buying and selling businesses, due diligence and completion.
Commercial leases reviewed and negotiated, licences, variations, dilapidations and landlord matters for premises in England and Wales.
Letters before action, statutory demands, settlement negotiation, mediation representation, arbitration written stages and construction adjudication.
UK and EU trademarks, international filings, opposition defence, domain disputes, copyright and enforcement.
Employment contracts and handbooks for UK staff, tribunal work, UK GDPR documentation, website legal packs and regulatory responses.
What we do not do is your local law. That is referred to correspondent counsel in your jurisdiction, and we tell you before any cost arises.
Written reply within 24 hours. Trademarks filed within 48 hours of instruction. Documents in days, not weeks. Never "3 to 5 business days" just to hear back.
| Item | What it covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| UK trademark, one class | Filed at the UKIPO within 48 hours of instruction. Swiss and EU registrations do not cover the United Kingdom. | from CHF 850 |
| Each additional class | Added at filing. | CHF 375 |
| EU trademark | Filed through our established EU correspondent agent, plus the EUIPO fee at cost. | from CHF 900 |
| Trademark opposition defence | TM8 and evidence rounds, fixed for the whole defence. | CHF 1,850 |
| NDA or confidentiality agreement | Drafted or reviewed under English law. | from CHF 375 |
| Contract review and markup | Distribution, supply, licensing, SaaS or services agreements reviewed with a written risk report and negotiation points. | from CHF 900 |
| Bespoke commercial agreement | Drafted from your commercial terms under English law. | from CHF 1,900 |
| Terms and conditions | Customer or supplier terms built for English law. | from CHF 995 |
| Shareholder or partnership agreement | Control, exit, deadlock and transfer provisions. | from CHF 2,500 |
| Swiss trademark via the Madrid Protocol | Switzerland designated from your existing UK base registration. The cleanest route to Swiss protection. | from CHF 1,900 |
| Swiss national trademark filing | Filed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, with a Swiss correspondent providing the required domestic address for service. | from CHF 950 |
| Swiss oppositions, office actions and recordals | Strategy and drafting here, filing and language through the Swiss correspondent. | quoted per matter |
| Demand letter to a Swiss debtor | Formal demand on an English law claim, with a deadline and the enforcement route stated. | from CHF 525 |
| Swiss debt enforcement request, managed | The Swiss first stage prepared and managed for a foreign creditor through a domestic representative, up to any formal objection. | quoted per matter |
| Enforcement strategy for judgments and awards | Written strategy and evidence pack for recognition in Switzerland and attachment of Swiss assets. Swiss court filings are made by Swiss counsel who quote their own fees. | quoted per matter |
| Swiss financial market access package | Adviser registration file, conduct documentation and ombudsman affiliation, delivered as one package. | quoted per project |
| Ombudsman affiliation only | Affiliation arranged for a financial service provider serving clients in Switzerland. | quoted per matter |
| Swiss data protection assessment | Whether the Act applies to you, whether a Swiss representative is genuinely required, and the gap between your GDPR documentation and Swiss duties. | from CHF 995 |
| Swiss data protection documentation pack | Notices, records of processing and breach procedure brought into line with Swiss requirements. | from CHF 1,900 |
| UK market entry package | Company formation coordination, commercial terms, trademark protection and a regulatory map, as one fixed fee. | quoted per project |
| Regulatory application project management | Cross border regulatory applications run end to end. Local law input comes from correspondent counsel in the relevant jurisdiction. | quoted per project |
Switzerland sits outside the EU trademark system. An EU registration gives you nothing in Switzerland; a separate Swiss right is required.
We protect brands in Switzerland through the international route under the Madrid Protocol or through a direct national filing with the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, working with Swiss correspondents where the procedure requires a domestic address for service. Combined with our UK and EU practice, one instruction protects your brand across the registers that matter to you.
Fixed fees agreed in writing before filing. Official fees are confirmed at cost on the day of quotation.
Switzerland operates a creditor friendly first stage of debt enforcement that does not require a court judgment to begin. We prepare and manage that process for foreign creditors end to end, from the formal demand through the Swiss enforcement request, working with a Swiss domestic representative as the procedure requires.
If the debtor formally objects, the matter moves to the Swiss courts. Our role is everything up to that point, and where court proceedings become necessary we hand over to Swiss litigation counsel who quote their own fees, with the file fully prepared.
We also advise on securing Swiss assets on the basis of enforceable judgments and arbitral awards.
Foreign wealth managers, advisers, brokers and fund distributors serving clients in Switzerland face registration and conduct duties under the Swiss Financial Services Act, including entry of client advisers in the Swiss register of advisers and affiliation with an ombudsman.
The exemptions are narrower than most firms assume. Serving wealthy private clients who have opted up to professional status does not by itself take you outside the regime.
We deliver the registration file, the conduct documentation and the ombudsman affiliation as one fixed fee package. For financial intermediaries establishing in Switzerland we manage self regulatory organisation affiliation under Swiss anti money laundering law, and fintech authorisation projects. Our founder secured a Swiss regulatory registration for a digital asset business at first attempt.
The revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection applies to companies outside Switzerland that offer goods or services to people in Switzerland.
If your business is GDPR compliant you are close, but not finished. Switzerland imposes its own notice, record keeping and breach reporting duties, and some foreign companies must appoint a representative in Switzerland.
We assess whether the representative duty applies to you, close the gap between your GDPR documentation and Swiss requirements, and arrange a Swiss representative where one is genuinely required. The assessment comes first, so you only pay for what the law actually demands of you.
There is no fast treaty route for enforcing a UK court judgment in Switzerland. An arbitration award, by contrast, is enforceable in Switzerland under the New York Convention and can ground the attachment of Swiss assets.
We draft English law agreements for deals with Swiss counterparties with dispute clauses engineered around that reality, so that if the relationship fails your paper already points at the enforcement route that works.
No. We advise on English law and on UK and EU trademark procedure. Where Swiss law is decisive we bring in correspondent Swiss counsel and agree the cost with you before anything is incurred.
Yes, if you trade in or sell into the United Kingdom. Swiss registrations have never covered the UK, and EU registrations stopped covering it after Brexit. A separate UK filing is required.
We state this openly so you can choose counsel with full information: advice from foreign counsel may not attract legal privilege under Swiss procedure in the way advice from a registered Swiss attorney does. For contentious Swiss proceedings you need a Swiss attorney. For English law and UK or EU trademark work, you do not.
A fixed fee in CHF, agreed in writing before work begins, valid for 30 days from the date of the quote. No hourly billing. Official fees are passed through at cost and stated separately.
Santosh Pandey is a Solicitor of England and Wales, regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in that capacity, SRA No. 641612. Western Legal Corporation Limited is registered in England and Wales, company number 10453250, and is not itself authorised by the SRA.
No. Switzerland is not in the EU trademark system, so an EU registration gives you no rights there. Protection comes either by designating Switzerland under the Madrid Protocol from an existing base registration, or by a direct national filing.
Yes, up to the point of contested court proceedings. The Swiss first stage of enforcement can be started without a judgment, and we run that for foreign creditors through a Swiss domestic representative. If the debtor formally objects the matter moves to the Swiss courts, and we hand the prepared file to Swiss litigation counsel who quote their own fees.
Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.
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