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Art. 16 Legge federale del 30 marzo 1911 di complemento del Codice civile svizzero (CO)
CO; Parte prima: Disposizioni generali; Titolo primo: Delle cause delle obbligazioni; Capo primo: Delle obbligazioni derivanti da contratto; B. Forma dei contratti; II. Forma scritta; 2. Forma stabilita dal contratto
Art. 16 CO
Se per un contratto non vincolato per legge a forma alcuna i contraenti hanno convenuto una data forma, in difetto di essa si presumono non obbligati.
Se fu convenuta la forma scritta, senz’altra più precisa indicazione, si applicano le norme per la forma scritta richiesta dalla legge.
Decisioni giudiziarie che applicano questa disposizione (75)
LA230011 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 OR)
Employee Termination Date Adjustment and Salary Award
Applied to determine that a written form was required for termination, and a verbal termination was ineffective.
HG210127 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 2 OR)
Real Estate Development Payment Dispute and Fee Calculation
Cited regarding the written form requirement for contract modifications (Schriftlichkeitsvorbehalt) in the 2007 Agreement.
HG200263 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 OR)
Claimant v. Defendant: Mini Future Transaction Dispute and Apparent Authority Ruling
Used to assess the invalidity of the claimed oral order instruction of March 6, 2020, due to failure to comply with the required form (Art. 6 Para. 1 ToB).
A-3341/2023 (Art. 16 Abs. 2 CO2-Gesetz)
Incinerator CO2 Emissions Subject to Emissions Trading
Cited as the basis for the obligation of emissions trading system participants to surrender emission allowances to the Confederation.
HG210267 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 2 i.V.m. Art. 13 f. OR)
Software Development Company v. Defendant Company in Liquidation
Cited to establish that the purported termination of the contract did not meet the contractual requirements for a written termination and could not be attributed to the defendant.
C/18752/2021 · ge (art. 16 CO)
Owner v. Occupant Lease Validity Dispute
Cited in the reasoning regarding the written form of a lease contract.
A/1463/2022 · ge (Art. 16 CO)
Unemployment Sanction Upheld for Failure to Complete Job Test Despite Claimed Prior Contract
The court uses this provision to establish that the agreement on a written contract (which was later concluded) meant that the parties were only bound from that moment, justifying the need to follow up on the prior job assignment.
CACIV.2022.27 · ne (Art. 16 al. 1 CO)
Landlord v. Tenant: Implicit Agreement on Reduced Rent and Rent Increase Justification
Cited in the reasoning regarding the possibility for parties to agree on a specific form.
C/2148/2020 · ge (art. 16 al. 1 CO)
Employee Wage Dispute and CBA Application Appeal
Cited in the reasoning section regarding the possibility of parties agreeing on a special form for the contract.
HG190200 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 OR)
Software Implementation Fee and License Dispute
Cited in the reasoning section (Erw. 4.2.2) regarding the rebuttable presumption of the written form requirement for additional orders, which determined the outcome of the claim in that regard (dispositive order 1).
C/6489/2018 · ge (art. 16 al. 1 CO)
Employee Dismissal Validity and Compensation Appeal
Cited in the reasoning regarding the formal requirements for termination when parties agree on a specific form (written notice).
HC.2021.557 · vd (Art. 16 CO)
Construction Payment Dispute and Mechanic's Lien Affirmation
Cited in the reasoning leading up to the dispositive concerning the form required for modification of contract terms.
HC.2021.484 · vd (Art. 16 al. 1 CO)
Binding Service Contract Upheld Despite Lack of Signatures
Cited in the reasoning regarding the required form for contract conclusion, though the final order itself only concerns costs and the rejection of the appeal.
LA200017 · zh (Art. 16 OR)
Employment Profit Share Modification Dispute and Interest Calculation Confirmation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the formal requirements for written agreements.
HG180169 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 OR)
Plaintiff's Claim for Door Delivery and Installation Fees Upheld
Cited as the legal basis for the presumption that parties are not bound before fulfilling a form requirement.